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FELTON (West), a township and a parish in Oswestry district, Salop. The township lies on the river Perry, near the Ellesmere canal, 2 miles E of Rednall r. station, and 4¼ SE of Oswestry; and has a post office under Shrewsbury. The parish includes also the townships of Haughton, Rednall, Sandford, Sutton, Tedsmore, Twyford, and Woolston. Acres, 5, 991. Real property, £11, 446. Pop., 1, 067. Houses, 218. The property is divided among a few. The Nursery is the seat of the Dovastons. St. Winifred's well, in Woolston township, was formerly in high repute. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £1, 023.* Patron, the Rev. R. K. Haslehurst. The church is good; and there are chapels for Independents and Primitive Methodists, and charities £26.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | West Felton CP/AP Oswestry RegD/Inc/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place names: | FELTON | FELTON WEST | WEST FELTON |
| Place: | West Felton |
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