In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waters Upton like this:
UPTON-WATERS, or U.-Parva, a parish in Wellington district, Salop; 1 mile NW of Crudgington r. station, and 5½ NNW of Wellington. Post town, Wellington, Salop. Acres, 732. Real property, £1,763. Pop., 206. Houses, 47. The manor belongs to the Duke of Sutherland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £330.* Patron, the Rev. J. B. Davies. The church was rebuilt in 1865. Charities, £8.
Waters Upton through time
Waters Upton is now part of Telford and Wrekin district. Click here for graphs and data of how Telford and Wrekin has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Waters Upton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waters Upton, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10516
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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