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CARDESTON, Shropshire

"CARDESTON, (or Cardiston), a parish in the hundred of Ford, in the county of Salop, 6 miles to the W. of Shrewsbury. It is situated near the river Severn, in a district containing coal and limestone, and includes the township of Wattlesborough. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford, value £274, in the patronage of Sir B. Leighton, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Michael."

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

Church Records

• The transcription of the Parish Registers for Cardeston (1706-1812) provided by Mel Lockie. This also includes the Bishop's Transcripts for 1663-1706. Added 24 Nov 2009.

Gazetteers

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

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

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