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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dudleston like this:
DUDDLESTON, or Dudleston, a township-chapelry in Ellesmere parish, Salop; 3½ miles E by N of Chirk r. station, and 4¼ NW by W of Ellesmere. It contains the hamlets of Coedyralth and Pentrecoed; and has a post office under Ruabon. Pop., 1, 030. The property is sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £238. Patron, the Vicar of Ellesmere. The church is good, and has a tower. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and United Free Methodists.
Dudleston is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dudleston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dudleston in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23050
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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