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Round Acton, Shropshire

Historical Description

Acton-Round or Round Acton, a township and a parish in Salop, 3 miles S by E of Much Wenlock, and 6½ WNW of Bridgnorth. Post town, Bridgnorth; money order and telegraph office, Much Wenlock. Acreage, 2245; population, 162. Lord Acton is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford; net value, a£78. The church is ancient and cruciform, has a small tower, contains three fine monuments to the Acton family, and was restored in 1850. The Hall, which dates from Queen Anne's time, is now a farmhouse. The township includes the hamlet of Muckley,

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 districtBridgnorth 
DioceseHereford 
HundredStottesden 
Petty-Sessional DivisionBridgnorth 
Poor Law unionBridgnorth 

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


Church Records

The register dates from the year 1651.


Churches

Church of England

Dedication unknown (parish church)

The church (dedication unknown) is an ancient building of stone in the Late Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, north transept, south porch and small western tower containing 2 bells: there is a marble tablet in the chancel to Sir Walter Acton, d. 1703; one in the nave to Sir Richard Acton bart. d. 20 Nov. 1791, and Lady Ann (Grey), his wife, d. 1784, and one in the transept to Sir Whitmore Acton bart. d. 17 Jan. 1732, and Dame Elizabeth (Gibbon), his wife, d. 1759: the church was restored about 1850 and has 120 sittings.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Round Acton 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 Round Acton 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.

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