In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ightfield like this:
IGHTFIELD, a parish in Wem district, Salop; near the boundary with Cheshire, 4 miles SE of Whitchurch r. station. Post town, Whitchurch. Acres, 1, 568. Real property, £2, 771. Pop., 344. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. Ightfield Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £288. * Patron, H. Justice, Esq. The church is ancient, and was recently in disrepair. There are a national school, and charities £6.
Ightfield through time
Ightfield is now part of North Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ightfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ightfield in North Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10389
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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