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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whittington like this:
WHITTINGTON, a village and a parish in Oswestry district, Salop. The village stands near the intersection of the Shrewsbury and Chester and the Whitchurch and Oswestry railways, 2¾ miles ENE, of Oswestry; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Oswestry, and two r. stations. ...
The parish contains nine townships; and includes part of Welsh-Frankton chapelry, and part of Hengoed. Acres, 8,296. Real property, £17,070. Pop., 1,895. Houses, 399. The property is much subdivided. Belmont, Fernhill, and Park Hall are chief residences. An ancient moated castle of Roger Montgomery was here; is supposed to date from the 9th century; passed to the Peverells and the Fitz-Warines; and is still represented by parts of five towers and of the gateway. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £965. Patron, Capt. Lloyd. The church was rebuilt in 1806. There are three dissenting chapels, endowed schools with £45 a year, and charities £86.
Whittington is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whittington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whittington in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9481
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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