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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Preston Brockhurst like this:
PRESTON-BROCKHURST, a township in Moreton-Corbet, Shawbury, and Wem parishes, Salop; 3 miles S E of Wem. It has a post-office under Shrewsbury. Pop., 138.
Preston Brockhurst is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Preston Brockhurst itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Preston Brockhurst in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26290
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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