Wenlock Ancient District: Fh/Liberty (Liberty/Fh)

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

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Liberty Liberty     1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Franchise Fh   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BADGER CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BARROW CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BECKBURY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BENTHALL Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BROSELEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 382.
DEUXHILL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 384.
DITTON PRIORS AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 384.
EATON UNDER HAYWOOD AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 385.
HUGHLEY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
LINLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 388.
LITTLE WENLOCK AP/CP Parish-level Unit   13 Apr 0050 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 396.
MADELEY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 389.
MONKHOPTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
MUCH WENLOCK AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
POSENHALL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
SHIPTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
STOKE ST MILBOROUGH Tn/AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 395.
WILLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.

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, Wenlock Ancient District: Fh/Liberty (Liberty/Fh) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061192

Date accessed: 08th April 2026