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PONTESBURY, Shropshire

"PONTESBURY, a parish in the Pontesbury division of the hundred of Ford, county Salop, 7½ miles S.W. of Shrewsbury, its post town, and 15½ N.E. of Montgomery. It is a station on the Shrewsbury and Minsterley branch of the London and North-Western railway. The parish, which is extensive, is situated on a branch of the river Severn, and on the high road to Bishop's Castle. It comprises Cruckton, Longdon, Pontesford, Asterley, and 17 other townships. "

[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 Pontesbury from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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

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