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Eaton Constantine, Shropshire

Historical Description

Eaton-Constantine, a village and a parish in Salop, 1½ mile N of Cressage station on the Severn Valley branch of the G.W.R., and 5 miles N by W of Much Wenlock. There is a post office under Ironbridge (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Leighton. Acreage, 945; population,, 240. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield; gross value, £142 with residence. Patron, Lord Baruard. The church was rebuilt in 1841.

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 
Ecclesiastical parishEaton-Constantine St. Mary 
HundredSouth Bradford 
Poor Law unionAtcham 
Registration districtAtcham1837 - 1934

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


Church Records

The Register of the Parish of Eaton Constantine, in the County of Salop, 1684-1812 is available on CD-ROM.

Findmypast, in association with the Shropshire Archives have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Eaton Constantine


Civil Registration

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

For births, marriages, and deaths in Eaton Constantine from 1837 to 1934 you should search for the Atcham Registration District.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Eaton Constantine 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 Eaton Constantine 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 districtSY5
Post TownShrewsbury

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