In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton like this:

EATON, a township, with a r. station, in North Lydbury parish, Salop; on the Bishops-Castle railway, 3¼ miles ENE of Bishops-Castle.

Eaton through time

Eaton 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 itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24695

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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