Drayton in Hales, Shropshire
Historical Description
Drayton-in-Hales, a parish, partly in Salop and partly in Staffordshire. It comprises the townships of Drayton Magna, Drayton Parva, Sutton, Betton, Woodeaves, and Longslow in Shropshire, and Almington, Bloore-with-Tyriey, and Hales in Staffordshire. Acreage of the Salop portion, 7786; population, 5089. Acreage of the Staffordshire portion, 6589; population, 721. See MARKET DRAYTON, DRAYTON PARVA, and HALES.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Salop | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Drayton-in-Hales St. Mary | |
Hundred | North Bradford | |
Poor Law union | Drayton-in-Hales |
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 Drayton In Hales
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Drayton in Hales from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Drayton-in-Hales, or Market-Drayton (St. Mary))
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
Villages, Hamlets, &c
Sandy Lane HeadVisitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.