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SHEINTON, or Shineton, a parish in Atcham district, Salop; on the river Severn and the Severn Valley railway, 1½ mile E of Cressage r. station, and 2¾ N by W of Much-Wenlock. Post town, Much-Wenlock, under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 946. Real property, £1,237. Pop., 175. Houses, 34. The manor belongs to W. L. Childe, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £296.* Patron, the Rev. H. Bagnall. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Sheinton Parish Atcham Poor Law Union/Registration District Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | SHEINTON | SHEINTON OR SHINETON | SHINETON |
| Place: | Sheinton |
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