Diddlebury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire.
Diddlebury is a parish on the river Corve, situated eight miles north of Ludlow. It is in the Diocese of Hereford, the Archdeaconry and Rural Deanery of Ludlow, and the Hundred of Munslow. The parish has an area of 8,690 acres, and it contains the hamlets of Diddlebury, Westhope, Middlehope, Corfton, Sparchford, Ermestry Park, Great and Little Sutton, Lawton, Peaton, Bromcroft and Poston. The population in 1901 was 709.
Source: Shropshire Parish Registers Diocese of Hereford Vol. XV (1912). Privately printed for the Shropshire Parish Register Society.
Church: St. Peter
Parish Registers begin: 1583
Nonconformists in Diddlebury: Wesleyan Methodist
Parishes adjacent to Diddlebury
- Stanton Lacy
- Heath
- Cleobury North
- Halford
- Acton Scott
- Cold Weston
- Holdgate
- Wistanstow
- Munslow
- Ditton Priors
- Abdon
- Stoke St Milborough
- Hopton Cangeford
- Eaton under Haywood
- Tugford
- Burwarton
- Culmington
- Clee St Margaret
Historical Descriptions
Diddlebury
THE PARLIAMENTARY GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1851
Diddlebury, or Didlesbury, a parish in the hund. of Munslow, union of Ludlow, county ot Salop; 7½ miles north of Ludlow, west of the river Corve. It includes the townships of Diddlebury, Middlehope, Sutton, and Peaton, also Crofton and Splashford, Lawton and Paston, Upper and Lower Parks, and Westhope. Living, a discharged vicarage, with the curacy of Westhope, in the arcbd. of Salop and dio. of Hereford; rated at £12 1s. 3d.; gross income £381. Patron, the dean and chapter of Hereford. Here was formerly an alien priory. There are 2 daily schools here. Charities, £41 10s. per annum. Poor rates, in 1837, £577. Acres 7,400. Houses 159. A.P. £9,471. Pop., in 1801, 837; in 1831, 920.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
GREGORY SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Diddlebury. A parish in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow, a vicarage discharged, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Ludlow, and archdeaconry of Salop. 159 houses, 987 inhabitants. 9 miles north of Ludlow.
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
Corfton
IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND AND WALES CIRCA 1870
Corfton, a township in Diddlebury parish, Salop; 6 ½ miles NNW of Ludlow. Pop., 232
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
GREGORY SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Corfton. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow, a chapelry, (but unconnected with Diddlebury church,) in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Ludlow, and archdeaconry of Salop. 6 miles north of Ludlow.
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
Ermestry Park
IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND & WALES 1870
Earnstrey-Park, a township in Diddlebury parish, Salop; under Brown-Clee hill, 9 1/2 miles SW of Bridgnorth. Pop., 38.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Great Sutton
LEONARD’S GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1850
Sutton, 5 m. N. Ludlow, included in Diddlebury
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
GREGORY SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Great Sutton. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow. 5 ½ miles north of Ludlow.
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
Holdgate
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Holdgate. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow.
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
Lawton and Little Sutton
SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Lawton and Little Sutton. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow. 8 ½ miles south-east by south of Church Stretton.
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.
Lower Parks Lane
Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Park’s Lane, (Lower). A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow.
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
Lower Park Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Lower Park. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow. 4 miles north of Ludlow.
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
Middlehope
SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Middlehope. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow. 28 houses, 180 inhabitants.
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
Peaton
LEONARD’S GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1850
Peaton, in Diddlebury parish. P. 103
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Peeton. A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow. Peeton division of the parish contains 28 houses, 193 inhabitants. 6 ½ miles north-east by north of Ludlow.
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
Poston
LEONARD’S GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1850
Poston, incl. in Diddlebury parish
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Upper Parks Lane
SHROPSHIRE GAZETTEER 1824
Park’s Lane, (Upper). A township in the parish of Diddlebury, and in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow.
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
Westhope
THE PARLIAMENTARY GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1848
Westhope, a chapelry in the parish of Diddlebury, Herefordshire. Living, a curacy annexed to the vicarage of Diddlebury. Returns with Diddlebury
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1848.
Diddlebury Shropshire Parish Registers 1583-1812
Shropshire Parish Registers Diocese of Hereford Vol. XV (1912)
Author: Shropshire Parish Register Society
General editor; 1900-1906, W.P.W. Phillimore; 1907- W.G.D. Fletcher
Publisher: Privately printed for the Shropshire Parish Register Society
Diddlebury Shropshire Parish Registers 1583-1812 – Archive.org
Poll Books
Diddlebury, Shropshire Poll Book 1865
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Administration
- County: Shropshire
- Civil Registration District: Ludlow
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Hereford
- Rural Deanery: Ludlow
- Poor Law Union: Ludlow
- Hundred: Munslow
- Province: Canterbury