Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SHRAWLEY

SHRAWLEY, a parish, with a village, in Martley district, Worcester; 4¾ miles S of Stourport r. station. It has a post-office under Stourport. Acres, 1,877. Real property, £3,882. Pop., 549. Houses, 120. The manor belongs to H. F. Vernon, Esq. Severn House and Wood House are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £355.* Patron, H. F. Vernon, Esq. The church was recently restored. There is a national school.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Shrawley AP/CP       Martley RegD/PLU       Worcestershire AncC
Place: Shrawley

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