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ACTON SCOTT, Shropshire

"ACTON SCOTT, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow, in the county of Salop, 3 miles to the S. of Church Stratton, and 1 mile from Marsh Brook station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway. It is situated under Wenlock Edge, near Watling Street and the river Onny. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Hereford, value £238, in the patronage of F. W. Pendarvis. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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• The transcription of the section for Acton Scott from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

[Original page by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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