In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leebotwood like this:
LEEBOTWOOD, a village and a parish in ChurchStretton parish, Salop. The village stands on WatlingStreet, adjacent to the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, 4 miles NNE of Church-Stretton; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Shrewsbury.—The parish comprises 1, 267 acres. ...
Rated property, £1, 759. Pop., 210. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. Coal and limestone are worked, and bricks and tiles are made. The living is a p. curacy, united with the p. curacy of Longnor, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £135. Patron, Lieut. Col. Corbett. The church belonged to Haughmond abbey; is ancient but good; and has a tower.
Leebotwood through time
Leebotwood 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 Leebotwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leebotwood, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10398
Date accessed: 06th May 2024
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