Whitton, Radnorshire
Historical Description
Whitton, a parish in Radnorshire, 3¼ miles SW by S of Knighton, and 4 NW of Presteign. It has a post office under Knighton; money order and telegraph office, Knighton. Acreage, 1564; population, 133. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St Davids; gross value, £139 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St Davids. The church is Perpendicular, and was restored in 1874.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Registration district | Presteigne | 1837 - 1877 |
Registration district | Knighton | 1877 - 1933 |
Registration district | Radnorshire East | 1933 - 1974 |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Whitton from 1837 to 1877 you should search for the Presteigne Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Whitton from 1877 to 1933 you should search for the Knighton Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Whitton from 1933 to 1974 you should search for the Radnorshire East Registration District.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Radnorshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: