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Ruyton of the Eleven Towns
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"RUYTON OF THE ELEVEN TOWNS, a parish in the lower division of Oswestry hundred, county Salop, 10 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury, its post town, and 2½ from Baschurch railway station. The parish, which is extensive, is situated on the river Perry, and on the N.E. side of the road from Shrewsbury to Oswestry and Holyhead. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture. The parish comprises the townships of Cottan, Eardiston, Shelvock, Shotatton, and Wykey. The soil is principally of a loamy nature upon a subsoil of red sandstone. The village is spacious, and had anciently a weekly market, granted by charter of Edmund Earl of Arundel. There are quarries of good building-stone. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Lichfield, value £304, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone structure with a tower. It was restored and enlarged in 1845. There is a partly endowed National school for both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Major Edwards is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on April 2nd and July 5th for live stock."[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2015]
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- The transcription of the Parish Registers for Ruyton-in-the-Eleven-Towns provided by Mel Lockie.
- A transcript of the RuytonOfTheElevenTowns parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1831 Topographical Dictionary of England,
- A transcript of the RuytonOfTheElevenTowns parish entries from Gregory's 1824 Gazetteer of Shropshire,
- A transcript of the RuytonOfTheElevenTowns parish entries from Stephen Whatley's 1750 Gazetteer of England,
Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2015
- " COTTON, a township in the parish of Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, in the county of Salop, 8 miles N.W of Shrewsbury."
- " EARDISTON, a township in the parish of Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, county Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury."
- " SHELVOCK, a township in the parish of Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, county Salop, 9 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury."
- " SHOTATTON, a township in the parish of Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, county Salop, 10 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury."
- " WYKEY, a township in the parish of Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, county Salop, 7 miles S. of Ellesmere."
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