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

HORTON, a township in Wem parish, Salop; 1 mile WNW of Wem. Pop., 86.

Horton Near Wem through time

Horton Near Wem is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Horton Near Wem itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26820

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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