(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)

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(Much) Wenlock
Borough constituency
Created: 1290
Abolished: 1885
Type: House of Commons

(Much) Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1290 as borough constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two burgesses. It was abolished in 1885.

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[edit] Boundaries

Southern section of eastern border: Ran along the River Severn.

Far southern border (From east to west): Went from the southern part of the River Severn (mentioned above) to Easthope.

Western border: Easthope to Benthall, and to Leighton.

Northern border: From Leighton to just west of Drawley, to Ironbridge, and finally to just east of Madeley.

Northern section of eastern border: From just east of Madeley to the bend in the River Severn.

(Please note that these borders are very approximate. They would be very confusing otherwise.)

[edit] Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1290)
Year First member First party Second member Second party
1660 Sir Francis Lawley Thomas Whitmore
1661 Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt George Weld
Febr. 1679 Sir John Weld William Forester
Aug. 1679 John Wolryche
1685 Thomas Lawley George Weld
1689 Sir William Forester
1701 George Weld
1708 Thomas Weld
1710 George Weld
1713 William Whitmore
1714 Richard Newport
1715 Thomas Newport William Forester
1716 Sir Humphrey Briggs
1722 Samuel Edwards
1727 John Sambrooke
1734 William Forester
1739 Brooke Forester
1741 Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, Bt
1744 Isaac Hawkins Browne
1754 William Forester
1758 George Forester
1761 Cecil Forester
1768 Sir Henry Bridgeman George Forester
Sept. 1780 Thomas Whitmore
Dec. 1780 George Forester
1784 John Bridgeman (later Simpson)
1785 George Forester
1790 Cecil Forester
(from 1811 Weld-Forester)
1794 John Simpson
1820 Francis Forester William Lacon Childe
1826 John George Weld Weld-Forester Paul Beilby Thompson Whig
1828 George Cecil Weld Weld-Forester Conservative
1832 James Milnes Gaskell Conservative
1868 Alexander Brown Liberal
1874 Cecil Theodore Weld-Forester Conservative
  • Constituency abolished (1885)

[edit] Election results

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