← History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire [1851]
Chapter 185
Long Lane,
a small township, comprising 379a. 0r. 37p. of land, stretches for two miles in length, and is situated about three miles north from Wellington. In 1841 there were 137 inhabitants within the bounds of this township. The houses are chiefly small cottage residences. The chief landowners are Thomas Eyton, Esq., William Henry Dickinson, Esq., and Mr. John Jones. Cheshire Coppice, the residence of William Henry Dickinson, Esq., is an ancient structure, situated on a gentle eminence, which commands some fine views of the distant country.
Directory.—William Henry Dickinson, Esq., Cheshire House; John Griffiths, farmer; John Jones, farmer; John Jones, jun., farmer; Susannah Smith, farmer.