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.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

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

Parish Records

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England, Shropshire, Middle – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of Myddle, Shropshire, 1741-1975
Author: Jones, Roger; Jones, Veronica

Monumental inscriptions of Primitive Methodist Chapel, Hadnall, Shropshire, 1866-1934
Author: Ward, Edward

England, Shropshire, Middle – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Middle, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Shropshire, Middle – Census – 1881 ( 1 )
Full transcript & surname index 1881 census of Middle, Shropshire
Author: Jones, Roger

England, Shropshire, Middle – Church records ( 7 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hadnall, 1813-1856
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Hadnall (Shropshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Middle, 1632-1850
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Middle (Shropshire)

Churchwardens’ and overseers’ accounts, 1735-1936 : including some vestry minutes
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Middle (Shropshire)

Parish chest records, 1671-1920
Author: Middle (Shropshire)

Parish registers for Hadnall, 1732-1951
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Hadnall (Shropshire)

Parish registers for Middle, 1541-1942
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Middle (Shropshire)

Registers of Myddle

England, Shropshire, Middle – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Hadnall, Shropshire, England

Computer printout of Myddle, Shropshire, England

England, Shropshire, Middle – History ( 3 )
Antiquities and memoirs of the parish of Myddle, county of Salop, A.D. 1700
Author: Gough, Richard

An English rural community : Myddle under the Tudors and Stuarts
Author: Hey, David

The history of Myddle
Author: Gough, Richard

England, Shropshire, Middle – Occupations ( 1 )
Parish chest records, 1671-1920
Author: Middle (Shropshire)

England, Shropshire, Middle – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Churchwardens’ and overseers’ accounts, 1735-1936 : including some vestry minutes
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Middle (Shropshire)

Parish chest records, 1671-1920
Author: Middle (Shropshire)

England, Shropshire, Middle – Social life and customs ( 1 )
An English rural community : Myddle under the Tudors and Stuarts
Author: Hey, David

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Administration

  • 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