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Stokesay (St. John the Baptist)

STOKESAY (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Ludlow, hundred of Munslow, S. division of Salop, 7 miles (N. W.) from Ludlow, on the road to Shrewsbury; containing 556 inhabitants. It comprises about 5000 acres, of which 1250 are in wood; the remainder is arable and pasture in equal portions. The scenery is very beautiful, the parish lying in a rich vale. The river Onny passes through. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £4. 13. 4.; patron, R. Marston, Esq. The great tithes have been commuted for £241, and the vicarial for £350; the glebe contains 5¼ acres, with a house. A school is partly supported by an endowment of £7. 8. per annum, and partly by the Earl of Craven.

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

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