Leaton (St Alkmonds), Shropshire
Historical Description
Leaton, a township in St Alkmond's parish, Shrewsbury, and an ecclesiastical parish formed from the parishes of St Mary, Shrewsbury, Fitz, and Preston Gubbals. The township lies near the river Severn, 4 miles NNW of Shrewsbury, and has a station on the G.W.R. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1860, and includes the village of Bomere-Heath, which has a post and money order office under Shrewsbury; telegraph office, Hadnall. Population, 347. Leaton Knolls is the chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield; gross value, £106 with residence. The-church was built in 1860, is in the Early English style, and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with tower and spire. There are Congregational and Wesleyan chapels at Bomere-Heath.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Shropshire (Salop) is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:
- Shrewsbury Chronicle
- Wellington Journal
- Eddowes's Journal, and General Advertiser for Shropshire, and the Principality of Wales
- Ludlow Advertiser
- Salopian Journal
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.