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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton under Haywood like this:
EATON, a parish in Church-Stretton district, Salop; on Eaton Brook, under Wenlock Edge, 4½ miles SE by E of Church Stretton town and r. station. It contains Hatton, Hungerford, Ticklerton, Lushcott-Longville, and Upper Millichope; and its post town is Rushbury, under Church-Stretton. Acres, 6, 201. Real property, £4, 967. Pop., 544. Houses, 93. The property is subdivided. Eaton Brook is an affluent of the Onny. Some stone is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £350.* Patron, H. Sandford, Esq. The church is ancient.
Eaton under Haywood is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaton under Haywood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton under Haywood in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10273
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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