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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Montford like this:
MONTFORD, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Atcham district, Salop. The village stands on the river Severn, 3½ miles NNW of Hanwood r. station, and 5 W by N of Shrewsbury; and has a bridge over the Severn, and a post office under Shrewsbury.—The parish contains also the township of Ensdon, and comprises 2,976 acres. ...
Real property, £8,159. Pop., 468. Houses, 100. The property is divided among a few. The living a vicarage, united with the rectory of Shrawardine, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £613.* Patron, the Earl of Powis. The church has a tower, and is good. -The sub-district contains three other parishes. Acres, 7,857. Pop., 1,166. Houses, 237.
Montford is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Montford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Montford in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10423
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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