Mucklestone in 1859

MUCKLESTON, or MUXON (ST. MARY), a parish, in the union of DRAYTON, partly in the Drayton division of the hundred of NORTH BRADFORD, N. division of SALOP, and partly in the N. division of the hundred of PIREHILL and of the county of STAFFORD; containing, with the townships of Aston, Knighton, Oakley, and Winnington, 1688 inhabitants, of whom 184 are in the township of Muckleston, 4 miles (N.E.) from Drayton. The parish comprises by measurement 8531 acres, whereof 4362 are in Salop; the substratum produces stone of good quality for building, of which there are some quarries in operation.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £20.3.9., and in the gift of the Trustees of the late Lord Crewe: the tithes have been commuted for 1036, and the glebe comprises 28 acres. The church was rebuilt in 1789, except the tower, from which Queen Margaret is said to have witnessed the battle of Blore Heath. There is an endowed chapel at Woore, in Salop; also a place of worship for Wesleyans. Several small sums have been bequeathed for education, and national schools are supported. 

An 1859 Gazetteer description of the following place in Mucklestone is to be found on a supplementary page.

• Aston
• Winnington
• Woore (Shropshire)

 

[Description(s) from The Topographical Dictionary of England (1859) by Samuel Lewis - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]