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Stoke (St. Milburgh)

STOKE (St. Milburgh), a parish, in the union of Ludlow, partly in the hundred of Munslow, but chiefly in the liberty of the borough of Wenlock, S. division of Salop, 6 miles (N. E. by N.) from Ludlow; containing, with the chapelry of Heath, 596 inhabitants, of whom 533 are in Stoke township. The parish comprises 5121a. 3r. 30p.; the surface is varied, and the scenery in many parts beautifully picturesque. Coal is found; there are some mines in operation, and also quarries of limestone and flagstone. The living is a vicarage, endowed with a portion of the rectorial tithes, and valued in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. George Morgan. The incumbent's tithes have been commuted for £370, and the glebe comprises 80 acres, with a house. The church is a very ancient structure, said to have been built by Milburgha, daughter of Merwald, king of Mercia; it is situated in a romantic dell, in which is a spring, supposed to be one of the sources of the river Lud. At Heath is a chapel of ease in the Norman style, which is greatly admired by antiquaries. There is a place of worship for Primitive Methodists; and a school has been built on land given by the late Earl of Pembroke: the Hon. Sidney Herbert liberally contributes to its support, and also bestows a large sum to provide clothing for the poor. Old Parr lived for some time in the parish.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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