In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burwarton like this:
BURWARTON, a parish in Bridgnorth district, Salop; on the river Rea, 9 ½ miles SW of Bridgnorth r. station. It has a post office under Bridgnorth. Acres, 1,239. Real property, £3,143. Pop., 156. Houses, 28. Burwarton Hall is the seat of Viscount Boyne. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £128.* Patron, the Rev. J. Churton. The church is very good; and contains tombs of the Boynes.
Burwarton through time
Burwarton is now part of Bridgnorth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bridgnorth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burwarton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burwarton, in Bridgnorth and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10189
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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