In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stapleton like this:
STAPLETON, a parish in Atcham district, Salop; 1¼ mile SSW of Condover r. station, and 5¼ S by W of Shrewsbury. Post town, Shrewsbury. Acres, 1,836. Real property, £3,759. Pop., 281. Houses, 50. The manor belongs to the Hon. W. H. Powys. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £581.* Patron, the Hon. W. H. Powys. The church is ancient.
Stapleton through time
Stapleton is now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shrewsbury and Atcham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stapleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stapleton, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10495
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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