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

BONINGALE, or Boninghall, a parish in Shiffnall district, Salop; on the verge of the county, 1½ mile S by W of Albrighton r. station, and 5 ½ SE of Shiffnall. Post Town, Albrighton, under Wolverhampton. Acres, 1,003. Real property, £2,198. Pop., 187. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £260. Patron,T. Whitmore, Esq.

Boningale through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2861

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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