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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Easthope like this:
EASTHOPE, a parish in Church-Stretton district, Salop; under Wenlock-Edge, 4½ miles SW of Much-Wenlock r. station, and 7¾ ENE of Church-Stretton. Post town, Burton, under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 814. Real property, £763. Pop., 109. Houses, 21. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £133.* Patron, M. G. Benson, Esq. The church is tolerable.
Easthope is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Easthope itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Easthope in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10268
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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