Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHITTINGTON

WHITTINGTON, a village and a parish in Oswestry district, Salop. The village stands near the intersection of the Shrewsbury and Chester and the Whitchurch and Oswestry railways, 2¾ miles ENE, of Oswestry; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Oswestry, and two r. stations. The parish contains nine townships; and includes part of Welsh-Frankton chapelry, and part of Hengoed. Acres, 8,296. Real property, £17,070. Pop., 1,895. Houses, 399. The property is much subdivided. Belmont, Fernhill, and Park Hall are chief residences. An ancient moated castle of Roger Montgomery was here; is supposed to date from the 9th century; passed to the Peverells and the Fitz-Warines; and is still represented by parts of five towers and of the gateway. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £965. Patron, Capt. Lloyd. The church was rebuilt in 1806. There are three dissenting chapels, endowed schools with £45 a year, and charities £86.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Whittington CP/AP       Oswestry RegD/Inc/PLU       Shropshire AncC
Place: Whittington

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