Dorrington

is a township and improving village in the parish of Condover, six and a half miles N. from Church Stretton, and seven miles S. from Shrewsbury, having in 1841 66 houses and 328 inhabitants. It is expected a railway station will be formed at Dorrington, on the Shrewsbury and Hereford line of railway, now in course of formation, which will no doubt add greatly to the importance of the place. A new District Church has been erected at Dorrington; it exhibits the early English style of architecture, and contains about 300 sittings, the greater part of which are free. Its simple and unassuming exterior harmonises well with the retired and pastoral character of the surrounding country, and forms a very picturesque object from every point of view. It is built of free stone, and consists of nave, chancel, and transepts, with a tower surmounted with pinnacles. The interior decorations are neat and appropriate, and it has a groined roof; a vestry has since been added. The church was built by John Thomas Hope, Esq., at an expense of £3,000, and endowed with the sum of £3,800 by the same individual. An elegant and spacious parsonage house, commanding a beautiful and extensive view of the Lawley, Caradoc, and Longmynd hills, has since been erected by the munificence of the same respected gentleman, at a cost of £1,800. The living is a perpetual curacy enjoyed by the Rev. George Masters, M.A. The district embraces 545 acres. Convenient schools have also been erected in the village. Edward W. Smythe Owen, Esq., is lord of the manor. John Thomas Hope, Esq., and Mr. George Heyward, are the principal landowners. The Independents have a small chapel in the village; the congregation is under the pastoral care of the Rev. J. Beynon.

Beynon Rev. J. (Independent)

Bromley Thomas, farmer

Cavill John, nurseryman and seedsman

Clayton Francis, maltster

Cloud Samuel, schoolmaster

Crumpton Jonathan, brazier and tin plate worker

Evans Eleanor, agricultural implement maker

Evason Thomas, butcher

Farmer Thomas, maltster and vict., Grey Hound Inn

Farr James, cooper

Heighway Philip, saddler & harness maker

Heighway Thomas, vict., Cock Inn

Heyward George, farmer, Walford House

Hope John Thomas, Esq., Netley Hall

Hughes Thomas, plumber and glazier

Jones John, tailor

Jones Mr. Thomas

Jones Mrs. Mary

Maddox John, farmer

Masters Rev. George, M.A., Parsonage

Morgan John, draper and grocer

Pugh Thomas, blacksmith

Shakeshaft Mr. Edward

Snaxton Edward, maltster

Taylor Thomas, beerhouse keeper

Tedstone Richard, boot and shoemaker

Turner Edward, vict., Horse Shoe Inn