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KINNERSLEY, a township and a parish in Oswestry district, Salop. The township lies 3 miles ENE of the boundary with Wales, 4 S of Rednall r. station, and 66½ SE by S of Oswestry; and has a post office under Oswestry. The parish contains also the townships of Dovaston, Edgerley, Kynaston, Lower Maesbrook, Upper Maesbrook, Osbaston, and Tyricoed. Acres, 5, 891. Real property, £9, 002. Pop. in 1851, 1, 254; in 1861, 1, 310. Houses, 277. The property is much subdividedA castle stood anciently here; and was destroyed, in the time of Henry III., by Llewelyn. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £114. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good. Charities, £16.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Kynnersley AP/CP Oswestry RegD/Inc/PLU Shropshire AncC |
Place: | Kinnerley |
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