Middleton (near Chirbury)

Middleton is a scattered settlement in Shropshire with a chapel (Holy Trinity)[1] and a former schoolhouse. It was once much more populated but went into decline once mining ended in the area. It is situated in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in the west of the county.

Middleton
Holy Trinity in Middleton-in-Chirbury parish
Middleton is located in Shropshire
Middleton
Middleton
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO295989
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMONTGOMERY
Postcode districtSY15
Dialling code01938
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°34′59″N 3°02′24″W / 52.583°N 3.040°W / 52.583; -3.040

Middleton is a parish ward within that parish, returning 3 councillors.[2] Historically it was a township of the hundred of Chirbury. The ecclesiastical parish is known as Middleton-in-Chirbury.[1]

To the north is the hamlet of Rorrington, to the south the small village of Priestweston, both also in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton.

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