In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wistanstow like this:
WISTANSTOW, a parish, with a village and eight townships, in Church-Stretton district, Salop; on the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, 1¼ mile N of Craven-Arms-Junction r. station, and 5¾ S by W of Church-Stretton. It has a post-office, designated Wistanstow, Shropshire. Acres, 5,160. ...
Real property, £3,809. Pop., 1,121. Houses, 230. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, with Cwm-Head chapelry, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £870.* Patron, the Rev. E.Swainson. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £15.
Wistanstow through time
Wistanstow is now part of South Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wistanstow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wistanstow in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10531
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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