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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sheinton like this:
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.
Sheinton is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sheinton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sheinton in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10472
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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