EDGMOND: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1831.

"EDGMOND, a parish in the Newport division of the hundred of BRADFORD (South), county of SALOP, 1 mile (W.) from Newport, comprising the chapelries of Church Aston and Tibberton, and the townships of Cherrington and Chetwynd Aston, and containing 2163 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Salop, and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, rated in the king's books at £46. 8. 1. J. K. Powell, Esq. and otherswere patrons in 1811. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The Rev. Dryden Piggott, in 1734, gave £200, the income arising from which is applied for the clothing and education of poor children."

" ASTON CHETWYND, a township in the parish of EDGMOND, Newport division of the hundred of BRADFORD (South), county of SALOP, l mile (S. S.E.) from Newport, containing 291 inhabitants."

" CHERRINGTON, a township in the parish of EDGMOND, Newport division of the hundred of BRADFORD (South), county of SALOP, containing 192 inhabitants."

" CHURCH ASTON, a chapelry in the parish of EDGMOND, Newport division of the hundred of BRADFORD (South), county of SALOP, 1 mile (S.) from Newport, containing 329 inhabitants. The chapel, dedicated to St. Andrew, has recently been enlarged by the addition of two hundred sittings, one hundred and fifty of which are free, the commissioners for building and enlarging churches and chapels having contributed £ 100 towards defraying the expense."

" TIBBERTON, a chapelry in the parish of EDGMOND, Newport division of the hundred of BRADFORD (South), county of SALOP, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Newport, containing 303 inhabitants. The chapel is dedicated to All Saints."

[Transcribed information from A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831](unless otherwise stated)

[Description(s) transcribed by Mel Lockie ©2015]