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

BROMPTON, a township in Church-Stoke parish, Salop, 6 miles NW by W of Bishops-Castle. Pop., 119.

Brompton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3682

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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