LYDBURY NORTH: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1824.

"LYDBURY NORTH, a parish in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow, a rectory, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Clun, and archdeaconry of Salop. 139 houses, 822 inhabitants. 3 miles south-east of Bishopscastle."

" ACTON (and DOWN), a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow."

" BROCKTON, a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow. 21 miles south of Bishopscastle."

" CHOULTON (or CHEALTON), a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow. 3½ miles east of Bishopscastle. See Eaton and Chealton.

" EATON (or EYTON and PLOWDEN), a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow, 8 miles southeast by east of Bishopscastle.

" EATON (and CHEALTON), a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow. 3½ miles east of Bishopscastle."

" EYTON, a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow. 4 miles south-east of Bishopscastle."

" LOWER DOWN, a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the hundred of Purslow."

" PLOWDEN, a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow. 3½ miles south-east by east of Bishopscastle.

' Edmund Plowden,' says Fuller, ' was borne at Plowden, in this county; one who excellently deserved of our Municipall Law, in his learned writings thereon: but consult his ensuing epitaph, which will give a more perfect account of him:'

' Couditur in hoc Tumulo corpus Edmundi Plowden Armigeri. Claris Ortus Parentibus, apud Plowden in Comitatu Salop, natus est; a pueritia in literarum studio liberaliter est educatus, in provectiore vero aetate legibus et jurisprudentite operant dedit. Senex jam factus, et annum tetatis suae agens 67, mundo valediceus, in Christo Jesu sancte obdormivit, die sexto mensis Februar. anno Domini, 1584.'

'I have rather inserted this Epitaph inscribed on his Monument on the north side of the east end of the Quire of Temple Church in London, because it hath escaped (but by what casualty I cannot conjecture) Master Plowden, in his "Survey of London." We must add a few words out of the character Mr. Camden gives of him:' vitae integritate inter omnes suae professionis nulli secundus.' And how excellent a medley is made, when honesty and ability meet in a man of his Profession! Nor must we forget how he was treasurer for the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, anno 1572, when their magnificent Hall was builded; he being a great advancer thereof.'"

" TOTTERTON, a township in the parish of Lydbury North, and in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow. 3 miles south-east of Bishopscastle."

[Transcribed information from A Gazetteer of Shropshire - T Gregory - 1824](unless otherwise stated)

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