Ellesmere Rural

Ellesmere Rural

Dudleston St Mary the Virgin church
Ellesmere Rural
 Ellesmere Rural shown within Shropshire
Population 2,484 (2011 Census)
Civil parishEllesmere Rural
Unitary authorityShropshire
Shire countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Ellesmere
Postcode district SY12
Dialling code 01691
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°54′50″N 2°55′48″W / 52.914°N 2.93°W

Ellesmere Rural is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.

In 2011 this parish covered a large area mainly to the west of the town of Ellesmere.[1] This rural parish consists of farmland and a number of small settlements including Criftins, Dudleston Heath, Tetchill and Welsh Frankton.[2]

History

In the 1610 translated edition of William Camden's Britannia, this area is described as

Ellesmer a little territorie but rich and fruitfull[3]

Ellesemere Rural was created in 1894 when the civil functions of the larger ancient parish of Ellesmere were abolished and divided between this parish and the town of Ellsemere, which became a separate civil parish called Ellesmere Urban.[4] Despite several changes to the parish boundary during the twentieth century[5] the parish population has remained relatively stable since the 1930s.[6]

Population time series for Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire, 1931-2011[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ellesmere Rural Parish Description". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ellesmere Rural location description". Ellesmere Rural Parish Council website. Ellesmere Rural Parish Council. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Camden, William (1610). Holland, Philemon, ed. Britain, or, a Chorographicall Description of the most flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland. p. Shropshire and Cheshire. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "History of Ellesmere Rural CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS. University of Portsmouth. 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Relationships and Changes for Ellesmere Rural CP;". A Vision of Britain through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS. University of Portsmouth. 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Historical population statistics for Ellesmere Rural CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS. University of Portsmouth. 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ellesmere Rural (Parish): Key Statistics for 2001 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ellesmere Rural (Parish): Key Statistics for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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