In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wentnor like this:
WENTNOR, a parish, with four townships, in Clun district, Salop; under the Long Mynd, 5 miles NE of Bishops-Castle r. station. It has a post-office under Bishops-Castle. Acres, 6,698. Real property, £9,135. Pop., 664. Houses, 143. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £189.* Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The church is tolerable. There are an Independent chapel, a partially endowed school, and charities £5.
Wentnor through time
Wentnor is now part of South Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wentnor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wentnor in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10523
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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