In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beckbury like this:
BECKBURY, a parish in Shiffnal district, Salop; on a tributary of the Severn, 4¼. miles SW of Albrighton r. station, and 5e S by E of Shiffnal. It has a post office under Shiffnal. Acres, 1,343. Real property, £2,140. Pop., 297. Houses, 66. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese. of Hereford. Value, £350. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
Beckbury through time
Beckbury is now part of Bridgnorth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bridgnorth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Beckbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beckbury, in Bridgnorth and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5730
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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