In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ford like this:
FORD, a parish, a division, and a hundred in Salop. The parish is in Atcham district; lies on the river Severn, near Watling-street, 3½ miles S of Baschurch r. station, and 5½ W by N of Shrewsbury; and has a post office under Shrewsbury. Acres, 1, 773. Real property, £4, 385. ...
Pop., 351. Houses, 81. The property is much sub-divided. Ford House is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £91. Patron, J. Naylor, Esq. The church is ancient; contains a carved screen and an old font; and was recently in bad condition.-The division is part of the hundred, and contains four parishes and parts of four others. Acres, 22, 508. Pop. in 1851, 4, 405. Houses, 885. -The hundred contains also Pontesbury division. Acres, 33, 970. Pop. in 1861, 7, 767. Houses, 1, 531.
Ford through time
Ford is now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shrewsbury and Atcham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ford, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10357
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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