More, Shropshire
Historical Description
More, a township and a parish in Salop. The township lies on the river Onny, near the boundary with Wales, 1 mile-N of Lydham Heath station on the Bishops Castle railway, and 2½ miles NNE of Bishops Castle. The parish contains. also the townships of Linley and Moreswood. Post town, Bishops Castle (R.S.O.) Acreage, 3512; population, 178. The manor, with Linley Hall, belongs to the More family. There are remains of a Roman villa and several ancient camps. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £181 with residence. The church was rebuilt in 1845.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Salop | |
Hundred | Purslow | |
Poor Law union | Clun | |
Registration district | Clun | 1837 - 2005 |
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 More
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
For births, marriages, and deaths in More from 1837 to 2005 you should search for the Clun Registration District.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for More 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 More are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
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.