Myddle Shropshire Family History Guide
Myddle is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire.
Also known as: Mydle, Middle, Midle, M’dle, Meadley and Medle
Other places in the parish include: Alderton, Balderton, Balduxton, Hardwick, Hardwicke, Haston, Witteradge Green, Newton on the Hill, Shotton, Sleap, Smethcote, Smethcott, and Marton.
Parish church: St. Peter
Parish registers begin: 1617
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Primitive Methodist.
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Myddle
Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
Middle, a township and a parish in Ellesmere district, Salop. The township lies 3 miles E by N of Baschurch r. station, and 7 N by W of Shrewsbury; and has a post office under Shrewsbury. The parish contains also the townships of Alderton, Hadnall, Haston, Hardwick, Shotton, Smethcott, Baldurton, Marton, Newton, and part of Sleep, the first six of which constitute the chapelry of Hadnall. Acres, 6,909. Real property, £6,008; of which £37 are in quarries. Pop., 1,258. Houses, 271. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Earl Brownlow. Ruins exist of a castle which belonged to the L’Estranges and to “Wild” Kynaston; and the cave of “Wild ”Kynaston is shown in Nescliffe rock. ‘The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £1,003. Patron, Earl Brownlow. The church is ancient, with a tower; was partially restored in 1855; and has a stained window, and an old brass. The p. curacy of Hadnall is a separate benefice. There are a parochial school, and charities £92. The history of the parish was written by Gough of Middle.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
MIDDLE (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Ellesmere, partly in the liberties of Shrewsbury, but chiefly in the hundred of Pimhill, N. division of the county of Salop, 8 miles (N. by W.) from Shrewsbury; containing 1330 inhabitants, of whom 456 are in the township. The parish comprises 4500a. 2r. 18p. The soil is chiefly red sand, but partly a rich loam, alternated with stiff clay, producing good wheat; the surface is undulated, and there is a lake of about 10 acres, called Marton Pool. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £12. 7. 3½., and in the patronage of the Trustees of the Earl of Bridgewater: the tithes have been commuted for £1100, and the glebe comprises 3 acres. At Hadnall-Ease is a separate incumbency. In the parish are the remains of a castle built by Lord L’Estrange.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Middle. A parish partly in the Ellesmere division of the hundred of Pimhill, and partly in the liberties of Shrewsbury, a rectory remaining in charge, in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, the deanery of Salop, and archdeaconry of Salop. 240 houses, 1,196 inhabitants. 7 miles north-west by north of Shrewsbury.
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
Alderton
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Alderton. A township in the parish of Middle, and in the liberties of Shrewsbury. 7 miles north of Shrewsbury.
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
Balderton
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Balderton. A township in the parish of Middle, and in the Ellesmere division of the hundred of Pimhill. 4 miles south-west by west of Wem.
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
Balduxton
Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
Balduxton, a township in Middle parish, Salop; 9 miles NNW of Shrewsbury. Pop., 26.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A Fullerton & Co. N.d.c. [1870-72].
Hardwick Shotton
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Hardwick Shotton. A township in the parish of Middle, and in the liberties of Shrewsbury. 5 ½ miles north-east by north of Shrewsbury. The seat of General Lord Hill.
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.
Haston
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Haston. A township belonging to Hadnall Ease, in the parish of Middle, and in the liberties of Shrewsbury. 5 ½ miles north-east by north of Shrewsbury.
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.
Marton
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Marton. A township in the parish of Middle, and in the Ellesmere division of the hundred of Pimhill.
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 on the Hill
Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
Newton on the Hill. A township in the parish of Middle, and in the Ellesmere division of the hundred of Pimhill. 7 miles north of Shrewsbury.
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
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- County: Shropshire
- Civil Registration District: Ellesmere
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Wem
- Poor Law Union: Ellesmere
- Hundred: Albrighton Division; Pimhill
- Province: Canterbury