574:, was lord of the hundred of Overs at the time of the Conquest. Gatacre was the seat of the Gatacres. The barony of Pulverbatch passed from the Pulverbatches, and was purchased in 1193 by John de Kilpeck for ÂŁ100. The Lands of Wrentnall (Ernui and Chetel before the conquest) and Great Lyth were amalgamated under The Barony of Pulverbatch (devolved over the centuries to Condover, held by various families and now, Wrentnall and Great Lyth Manorial rights belong to the present Lord of the Manors of Wrentnall and Great Lyth, also the Baron of Pulverbatch). {Farrow, M. MA Cantab, 7 April 2003, Barony of Pulverbatch, Lordships of Great Lyth and Wrentnall}. The family of Cornwall were barons of
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Italian markets. Shropshire had never been distinguished for any characteristic manufactures, but a prosperous clothing trade arose about
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noted in a 19 February 1980 article about the name change that "there was no record of why the name Salop County
Council was adopted". The decision to make the change was taken on 1 March 1980, at a special meeting of the council, with 48 votes in favour versus five against. It came into effect on
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In 1379 Welshmen were forbidden to purchase land in the county save on certain conditions, and this enactment was reinforced in 1400. In 1379 the men of
Shropshire forwarded to parliament a complaint of the felonies committed by the men of Cheshire and of the Welsh marches, and declared the gaol of
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by providing cylinders for
Boulton and Watt's improved steam engines, and by boring cannons with greater accuracy and range. He also constructed the first iron boat, launched in 1787. It was in nearby locations where key events of the Industrial Revolution took place. Coalbrookdale is where modern
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Shropshire took their rise from its abundant natural resources; the rivers supplying valuable fisheries; the vast forest areas abundance of timber; while the mineral products of the county had been exploited from remote times. The Domesday Survey mentions salt-works at
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As the forest areas were gradually cleared and brought under cultivation, the county became more exclusively agricultural. In 1343 Shropshire wool was rated at a higher value than that of almost any other
English county, and in the 13th and 14th centuries Buildwas monastery exported wool to the
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Apart from the border warfare in which they were constantly engaged, the great
Shropshire lords were actively concerned in the more national struggles. Shrewsbury Castle was garrisoned for the empress Maud by William Fitz-Alan in 1138, but was captured by King
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Shropshire is largely concerned with the constant incursions and depredations of the Welsh from across the border. Various statutory measures to keep the Welsh in check were enforced in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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England have become obsolete. They lost their remaining administrative and judicial functions in the mid-to-late 19th century, with the last aspects removed from them in 1895 with the
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Shrewsbury Castle to be in such a ruinous condition that they had no place of imprisonment for the offenders when captured. In 1442 and again as late as 1535 acts were passed for the protection of Shropshire against the Welsh.
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parish from Staffordshire) and to the north (the hamlet of Tittenley from Cheshire) and south (from Staffordshire) of Market Drayton. The county has lost minor tracts of land in a few places, notably north of
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it experienced significant development, following the granting of the principal estates of the county to eminent Normans, such as Roger De Montgomery and his son Robert de BellĂŞme.
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to rename the county "Shropshire" – at the time the council itself opposed the change, although later, in 1980, would exercise its power to legally change the name of the county.
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who ruled England after 1066 found both "Scrobbesbyrig" and "Scrobbesbyrigscir" difficult to pronounce so they softened them to "Salopesberia" and "Salopescira".
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were formed into the hundred of Oswestry; the lordship of Ellesmere was joined to the hundred of Pimhill; and the lordship of Down to the hundred of Chirbury.
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were worked by the Romans, and in 1220 Robert Corbett conferred on Shrewsbury Abbey a tithe of his lead from the mine at Shelve.
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Renn, Derek (1987). "'Chastel de Dynan': The First Phases of Ludlow". In Kenyon, John R.; Avent, Richard (eds.).
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that out of 186 castles in England no less than 32 are in this county. Shropshire became a key area within the
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military expansion into the area in 47 AD, the tribal territory was reorganised as a Roman
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received the profits of a coal mine at Caynham. Iron was dug in the Clee Hills and at
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Castles in Wales and the Marches: Essays in Honour of D. J. Cathcart King
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in the reign of Henry I. Later, in the 1189-1199 reign of
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were assessed under Shropshire. The Shropshire manors of
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Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)
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from Herefordshire), to the north of Shifnal (part of
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1684:. House of Commons. 6 July 1972. col. 958–963.
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1005:The fifteen Shropshire hundreds mentioned in the
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189:. Notably there has been the removal of several
2063:Maps of the parishes and hundreds of Shropshire
1511:In 1260 licence was granted to dig coal in the
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983:List of hundreds of England § Shropshire
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660:, which belonged to the Bishops of Hereford;
455:occurs under 1006, when the King crossed the
209:county), and the largest of the enclaves was
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538:Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
520:was begun shortly after the Norman invasion.
421:, the Lady of Mercia, erected a fortress at
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449:. The first mention of "Shropshire" in the
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1826:(Leicester University Press 1992), 83.
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2265:List of civil parishes in Shropshire
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1627:smelting techniques were developed,
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251:, photographed during excavation by
136:Salop (or Shropshire) County Council
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2072:(c. 1830) by Alex Middleton (2011)
1936:The Liberty and Borough of Wenlock
1433:(1920), comprising the deanery of
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401:, who in 874 destroyed the famous
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1348:diocese of Coventry and Lichfield
1211:Shropshire was administered by a
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288:and the capital was relocated to
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92:raising an amendment to the 1972
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1987:British History Online: "Cotton"
1799:Newman, John; Nikolaus Pevsner,
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802:, one of the rebellious barons.
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53:), perhaps taking its name from
2746:History of education in England
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1972:9 September
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493:Queen Edith
489:Earl Godwin
407:St Milburga
385:and enters
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3269:Categories
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3183:Portsmouth
3163:Nottingham
3143:Manchester
3118:Folkestone
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2037:Shropshire
2008:References
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1660:clay pipes
1629:Ironbridge
1618:pioneered
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1513:Clee Hills
1459:Hyssington
1443:Llangollen
1429:until the
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1415:Shrewsbury
1403:Bridgnorth
1380:Pontesbury
1372:Stottesdon
1356:Shropshire
1269:Maesbrooke
1245:Shrewsbury
1173:Stottesdon
1019:Shrewsbury
981:See also:
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607:Lilleshall
591:Combermere
552:for life.
530:Shropshire
524:After the
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463:plundered
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419:Ethelfleda
383:Bronygarth
363:Shrewsbury
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290:Viroconium
276:Roman Rule
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2261:See also:
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1811:, p. 136
1649:Jackfield
1551:" of the
1521:Wombridge
1467:Trelystan
1453:, namely
1364:deaneries
1308:Claverley
1233:pipe roll
1135:Richard I
1113:Culvestan
1106:Brimstree
1070:Baschurch
1066:Baschurch
1038:Alberbury
959:Alberbury
666:FitzAlans
595:Llanthony
586:in 1292.
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103:1 April.
100:The Times
45:Etymology
3233:Worthing
3223:Wetherby
3173:Plymouth
3108:Coventry
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2850:Cornwall
2845:Cheshire
2785:Polities
2534:Timeline
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2066:Archived
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1612:Broseley
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1569:iron ore
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1102:Morville
1094:Maesbury
1086:Oswestry
1058:Bradford
1023:Condover
977:Hundreds
838:Henry IV
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718:Quatford
706:Holdgate
483:Westbury
431:Chirbury
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379:Oswestry
371:Knighton
341:by King
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266:Cornovii
195:enclaves
191:exclaves
164:Chirbury
156:Oswestry
152:hundreds
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2236:Madeley
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1396:Newport
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682:Corbet
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601:, the
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559:, the
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339:Mercia
280:After
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