Hope Bowdler is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire.
Other places in the parish include: Ragdon, Chelmick, and Chelmich.
Status:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1564
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1638
Nonconformists include:
Parishes adjacent to Hope Bowdler
Historical Descriptions
Hope Bowdler
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HOPE-BOWDLER, a parish in Church-Stretton district, Salop; 2 miles E by S of Church-Stretton town and r. station. It includes the townships of Chelmick and Ragdon; and its post town is Church-Stretton, Shropshire. Acres, 1,731. Real property, £1,563. Pop., 178. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £228. Patrons, Trustees. The church is ancient, and has a low tower.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Hope Bowdler. A parish in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow, a rectory, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Clun, and archdeaconry of Salop. 28 houses, 179 inhabitants. 1 ½ mile south-east 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
Chelmick
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Chelmick. A township in the parish of Hope Bowdler, and in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow. 2 miles south-east 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
Ragdon
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Ragdon. A township in the parish of Hope Bowdler, and in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow. 1 ½ mile 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
Poll Books
Poll Book 1865, Hope Bowdler Shropshire
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Administration
County: Shropshire
Civil Registration District: Church Stretton
Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
Diocese: Hereford
Rural Deanery: Wenlock
Poor Law Union: Church Stretton
Hundred: Munslow
Province: Canterbury