Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PORKINGTON (Lower and Upper)

PORKINGTON (Lower and Upper), two townships in Selattyn parish, Salop; 1 mile N W of Oswestry. Real property, £8, 916; of which £14 are in mines. Pop., 1, 128. P. House is the seat of the Gore family.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "two townships"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Shropshire AncC
Place: Brogyntyn

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