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Albrighton (Hadnall), Shropshire

Historical Description

Albrighton, a parish in Salop, 4 miles N of Shrewsbury, and 2 from Leaton station on the G.W.R. With Penill and Broad Oak it forms an ecclesiastical parish. It has a post office under Shrewsbury; money order and telegraph office, Hadnall. Acreage, 771; population, 96. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield; net value, £58. The church is a stone edifice in the Early Norman style. Albrighton Hall is the seat of the lord of the manor.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySalop 
County Court districtShrewsbury 
DioceseLichfield 
Ecclesiastical parishAlbrighton St. John 
HundredPimhill 
Petty-Sessional DivisionShrewsbury 
Poor Law unionAtcham 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in association with the Shropshire Archives have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Albrighton (Hadnall)

The register dates from the year 1663; the earlier register, dating from 1563, is lost.


Churches

Church of England

St. John the Baptist (parish church)

The church of St. John the Baptist is a building of stone in the Early Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret containing one bell: the font is Norman: there are 100 sittings.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Albrighton (Hadnall) from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Shropshire (Salop) is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Albrighton (Hadnall) are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtSY4
Post TownShrewsbury

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