In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Onibury like this:
ONIBURY, a village and a parish in Ludlow district, Salop. The village stands on the river Onny, adjacent to the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, 1½ mile N of the boundary with Herefordshire, and 6¼ N W of Ludlow; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Newton, Salop. ...
The parish contains also the hamlet of Walton, and comprises 1, 992 acres. Real property, £2, 703. Pop., 375. Houses, 76. The property is divided among three. The manor belongs to the Earl of Craven. Building-stone is quarried. The parish is a meet for the Ludlow hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £316. Patron, the Earl of Craven. The church is ancient, with a tower; and was restored in 1837, and re-roofed in 1840. There is an endowed school.
Onibury through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Onibury in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10449
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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