Middleton,

a small township, one mile and a half S.E. by E. from Oswestry, contains 650a. 1r. 16p. of land, the owners of which are William Ormsby Gore, Esq., Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. Thomas Humphreys, Mr. John Tomley, John Jones, Esq., Mrs. Webster, and Shrewsbury Free Grammar School. Earl Powis is the impropriator of the large tithes, which are commuted for £110. 5s., and the small tithes, £13, are paid to the Vicar of Oswestry. In 1841, here were 41 houses and 98 inhabitants. This township has generally a level surface, the soil is various, some of it highly productive.

The Farmers are Thomas Humphreys, Margaret Jones, Nathaniel Jones, John Manford, John Tomley, and Samuel Williams. Mrs. Jane Humphreys, Middleton Cottage, is also a resident here.