Worfield, Shropshire Family History Guide
Worfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire.
Other places in the parish include: Ackleton, Wykin, Artlebury, Barnsley, Batch Pool, Bentley, Bradney, Bromley, Burcott, Catstree, Chesterton, Cranmere, Ewdness, Ferrer Gate, Hallan, Hilton, Hoccom, Kingslow, Newton, Oldington, Patmarsh, Rindleford, Roughton, Rowley, Stanlow, Stapleford, Swancott, The Lowe, Winscott, Woodside, and Allscot.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1562
Nonconformists include:
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Adjacent Parishes
- Badger
- Astley Abbots
- Bridgnorth St Mary Magdalene
- Quatt
- Patshull
- Stockton
- Claverley
- Pattingham
- Quatford
Parish History
Worfield
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WORFIELD, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Bridgnorth district, Salop. The village stands 3¼ miles NE of Bridgnorth r. station, and has a post-office under Bridgnorth. The parish contains 34 townships, and comprises 10,320 acres. Real property, £19,549. Pop., 1,785. Houses, 381. W. manor belongs to T. Whitmore, Esq.; and Wyken manor, to W. S. Davenport, Esq. A bone cave was discovered in 1809 at Burcott. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £205. Patron, W. S. Davenport, Esq. The church was recently restored. There are endowed schools and charities £101. The sub-district contains 4 parishes. Acres, 27,925. Pop., 4,955. Houses, 1,043.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Ackleton
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Hackleton; or Ackleton. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 4 ½ miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Alscot
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Alscot. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstony. 8 miles south-west of Wenlock.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Barnsley
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Barnsley. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 2 miles east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Bradney
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Bradney. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry, 4 ½ miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Bromley
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Bromley. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 2 miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Burcot
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Burcot. A township in the parish of Worfield, or Worvil, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 2 miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Catstree
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Catstrey; or Catstree. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 3 miles north northeast of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Chesterton
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Chesterton, a township in Worfield parish, Salop; 5 ½ miles NE of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Chesterton. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 5 miles north-east of Bridgnorth. At Chesterton is one of the most perfect Roman camps in the Island, and the Saxons had a Castle there.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Cranmere
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Cranmore or Cranmere. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 3 ½ miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Ewdness
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Ewdness. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 3 ½ miles north-east by north of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Hallon
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Hallon. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the hundred of Brimstry. Here the Saxon Lords of Worfield, had their castle and apart of their demesne. In this township stands Davenport house, with its beautiful grounds, So much admired by the poet Shenstone, who
Amidst these woods and lawns had rov’d
And oft these rural scenes approv’d
The residence of Valentine Vickers, Esq. 4 miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Hilton
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Hilton. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 4 mites north-east by east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Hoccom
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Hockham or Hoccom. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 1 mile north-east by east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Kingslow
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Kingslow. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 6 miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Newton
Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Newton. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 3 ½ miles north-east by north of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Oldington
Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Oldington. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 3 ½ miles north-east by north of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Rindleford
Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Rindleford. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 2 miles north-east of Bridgnorth.
Rindleford is in the parish and manor of Worfield, in which stood, in very early time, one of the manor Mills, used for grinding the corn of the customary tenants of the manor, – which mill was kept in repair at their expense, and apportioned the last time in the reign of Charles I. The family of Rindleford enjoyed a Walk Mill and lands here till the reign of Henry V.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Roughton
Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Roughton. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. 2 ½ miles north-east by east of Bridgnorth.
Roughton is in the manor of Worfield. In this township are the mansion houses of James Marshall, Esq., and Mrs. Stokes. On the green, prior to the reformation, stood the chapel of St. Anne, but not a vestige of it remains. On the south side of the publick road leading though this place from Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton, was seated one of the Lodges of the Foresters of Morfe, but has been for ages swept away, and the office has probably been a long abolished.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Rowley
Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Rowley. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry.
Rowley is in the manor of Worfield. The ancient family of Rowley resided in this township till it passed to their descendant, John Shawcross, who sold it in the year 1686. Roger Rowley, one of its proprietors, was the first person who set up his coach in Shrewsbury. It now belongs to W. Y. Davenport, Esq.
Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824
Wykin
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Wykin, a township in Worfield parish, Salop; 3 ¼ miles ENE of Bridgnorth.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Poll Books
Worfield, Poll Book 1865
Below are the names of those that voted in the election of July 1865 between Col. The Hon. P. E. Herbert, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart., and R. Jasper More, Esq.
Poll Book of the Election, July 1865 for the Southern Division of Shropshire.
Bridgnorth Polling District
Worfield, Parish of
892 Baker Edward Baker
893 Bradley Edward
894 Beeston Richard
895 Blundell Alfred
896 Bowen Edward
897 Bowen Edward Henry
898 Bowen Humphrey Clare
899 Broadbent Cornelius Fairnworth
900 Cherrington William
901 Cooper Charles
902 Davenport William Sharrington
903 Evans Thomas
904 Eykyn Richard
905 Hackett George
906 Harthill Jeremiah, see 1959
907 Hardwick John Bell
908 Hardwick Richard
909 Hoccom John
910 Hoccom William
911 Joynson Frederick Hodson
912 Lloyd James
913 Marindin Henry Colville
914 Meredith John
915 Meredith James
916 Minor Samuel, see 724, 577
917 Molyneux James, junr.
918 Molyneux Michael, see 3317
919 Nicholas William
920 Nock Thomas Francis, see 761
921 Norgrove Henry
922 Pauton Thomas James
923 Penzer Ebenezer
924 Poole John, see 853, 445
925 Price John
926 Pritchard John, see 588
927 Reynolds Benjamin
928 Ridley Edward
929 Ridley Edward William
930 Sadler Luke
931 Sing Henry
932 Sing William, junr.
933 Smith John, see 2475
934 Smith Sidney Stedman
935 Smith Thomas, see 2476
936 Smith Thomas
937 Smith William, see 2477
938 Smythe Thomas
939 Stokes William
940 Sullivan George
941 Summers Thomas
942 Shinton Benjamin
943 Thursfield William, see 710
944 Warder Abraham
945 White John
946 Wilson Richard, dead
947 Wilson Thomas
948 Wilson Thomas, see 601
949 Worrall Arthur
950 Worrall Thomas
Administration
- County: Shropshire
- Civil Registration District: Bridgnorth
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Trysull
- Poor Law Union: Bridgnorth
- Hundred: Brimstree
- Province: Canterbury