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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Horton Near Shrewsbury like this:
HORTON, a township, joined to Woodcote, in St. Chad parish, Salop; 3¼ miles W of Shrewsbury.
Horton Near Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Horton Near Shrewsbury in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26822
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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