Shrewsbury Liberty (Liberty)

Abolished: 1836

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ASTLEY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BATTLEFIELD ExP/CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BROUGHTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 382.
CLIVE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 383.
GREAT HANWOOD CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 386.
GRINSHILL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 386.
HADNALL Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 386.
MEOLE BRACE AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 389.
MYDDLE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
PONTESBURY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
PRESTON GUBBALS CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 392.
SHAWBURY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
SHREWSBURY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
SHREWSBURY HOLY CROSS CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
SHREWSBURY HOLY CROSS WITH ST GILES CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
SHREWSBURY ST ALKMUND AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST CHAD AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST JULIAN AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST MARY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SUTTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 395.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SHROPSHIRE Ancient County   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 735.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shrewsbury Liberty (Liberty) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055982

Date accessed: 08th April 2026