In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ratlinghope like this:
RATLINGHOPE, a township and a parish in Clun district, Salop. The township lies on the river Onny, 4½ miles W N W of Church-Stretton r. station. The parish contains also the township of Stitt-with-Gatten; and its post town is Church-Stretton, Shropshire. Acres, 5, 559. Rated property, £2, 299. ...
Pop., 285. Houses, 45. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to R. Scott, Esq. Part of the land is waste. A thin vein of copper ore has been found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £65. Patrons,B. and W. Hawkins, Esqs. The church is tolerable.
Ratlinghope through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ratlinghope in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10463
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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