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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stapleton like this:
STAPLETON, a parish in Atcham district, Salop; 1¼ mile SSW of Condover r. station, and 5¼ S by W of Shrewsbury. Post town, Shrewsbury. Acres, 1,836. Real property, £3,759. Pop., 281. Houses, 50. The manor belongs to the Hon. W. H. Powys. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £581.* Patron, the Hon. W. H. Powys. The church is ancient.
Stapleton is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stapleton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stapleton in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10495
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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