Middleton (near Chirbury) explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Holy Trinity church, Middleton-in-Chirbury - geograph.org.uk - 654284.jpg
Static Image Caption:Holy Trinity in Middleton-in-Chirbury parish
Coordinates:52.583°N -3.04°W
Official Name:Middleton
Civil Parish:Chirbury with Brompton
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Ludlow
Post Town:MONTGOMERY
Postcode District:SY15
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01938
Os Grid Reference:SO295989

Middleton is a scattered settlement in Shropshire with a chapel (Holy Trinity)[1] and a former schoolhouse. It was once much more populated but went into decline once mining ended in the area. It is situated in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in the west of the county.

Middleton is a parish ward within that parish, returning 3 councillors.[2] Historically it was a township of the hundred of Chirbury. The ecclesiastical parish is known as Middleton-in-Chirbury.[1]

To the north is the hamlet of Rorrington, to the south the small village of Priestweston, both also in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/middleton-in-chirbury-holy-trinity/ A Church Near You
  2. http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__documents/lgbce/research/parish-orders/south-shropshire-parishes-order-1987.pdf South Shropshire Parishes Order 1987