581:, water in the late 1950s, sewerage in the early 1970s and gas in the early 1990s. These services were a necessary precursor to development. In the 1970s new building took place in gardens along Caernarvon Lane and Sunnyfields was sold to a builder. This eventually resulted in development along Caernarvon Lane. The Woodlands land was sold in the early 1960s and building commenced in Woodlands Close in 1985. The style of houses built reflected the different lifestyles of the new residents and the advances in our expectations. Three Withington house owners had built swimming pools by 1990.
368:
31:
472:
then. That they have survived and others have been demolished which were in better condition is one of the accidents of history. The blacksmith's shop opposite the pub, featured on postcards in the early years of the 20th century, was demolished in the 1960s. In 1710 a new manor house was built for
Illedge and Mary Maddox; following this all future buildings were built in brick. One of the most attractive is the Old Hall, once the vicarage, and before that a gentleman's residence, built in the days of
47:
659:
574:
means to modernise them. At the same time agricultural changes meant it was more viable to create bigger holdings. The council began consolidating its holdings into bigger units as tenants retired and later began the process of selling them to the tenants if they wished or to the public. Only two holdings remained in 2003 as council holdings but three former council holdings, which were sold, were still farming.
522:
largest landowner in the village. In 1911 the sale of the
Tayleur estate led to changes in the Walcot Lees to Rodington area of Withington. Three farmers operating on a larger scale emerged at this time. The population in 1926 was 235. Again there were craftsmen among the farmers -a blacksmith, a carpenter and a boot and shoe repairer. Village children travelled to
54:
492:. Coal for Withington was unloaded at a wharf at the Old Post Office as well as farm foodstuffs, oil etc. It traveled alongside the churchyard wall where there was a big pool in front of Church Farm where the boats could turn. There were swing bridges there and by Canal Cottage and humpback bridges over the lanes to
224:
504:
The population of
Withington in 1861 was 232; the village boasted a blacksmith, two wheelwrights, a shopkeeper and the landlord of the Hare and Hounds. The vicar's salary was £107 per annum; fortunately the Rev. Halke was a man of means. The majority worked in farming but a few worked on the railway.
521:
bought 400 acres (1.6 km) of the Manor, bringing its smallholdings scheme to
Withington. The original manor was then split into two smallholdings and five new white houses were built for small-holders. There were also three cottage holdings owned by the council. This made the County Council the
471:
over 16 in 1676. That does not allow for any children or members of other denominations but there would have been few of them. Little remains of these times but scattered around the village are eight half-timbered houses, most now beautifully restored and extended, which would have been in existence
589:
Although
Withington is a more affluent community than in the 1960s it still retains its village pattern developed around a green central field; this is clearly seen on aerial photos. From the 1960s onwards there were gains and losses in terms of rural life. On the retirement of the last vicar of
573:
Withington remained an agricultural community on this scale until the late 1960s when changes began to occur. The population had become rather elderly, children moved away out of agriculture and, as houses came up for sale, they were bought by people who wanted to live in the country and had the
455:
Little is known about these early times. In the church are brasses, transferred from the previous church, to the memory of John and
Johanna Onley and their children. It is believed he was lord of the manor at the old manor at Hunkington. By the choir is a brass to Adam Grafton who was priest of
500:
where the lanes crossed the canal. Fishermen, skaters and walkers all used the canal and its towpaths. In 1944 the canal was closed and in the 1960s it was offered for sale to the landowners whose land adjoined it but if they did not want it, to the landowner on the other side, by the towpath.
609:. However, newer residents continue to give new life to the church and take leading roles in it and the wider community through the Parish Council and local societies. They have helped to keep the school open at
1191:
386:
Remnants of the furnishings of the earlier church have also survived – the stone reredos depicting the crucifixion, the stone font, stone pulpit, chancel wall and the eagle lectern.
264:
412:
and a framed Roll of Honour to those "Belonging to
Withington or connected with the parish by ties of family or friendship and who served in His Majesty's Forces" in the same war.
397:
to John Onley, his wife and seven children (1515) The other brass is of Adam
Grafton (1530). He was a former vicar of Withington (among many parishes!) and one time chaplain to
272:
85:
248:
460:
and of the
Battlefield College as well as being vicar of Withington. He died in 1530. In the 1480s he was the tutor to the young king Edward V and his brother in
441:
1186:
652:
383:
with a tiled roof and low stone tower with spire to the west. This tower houses two bells from the 13th and 14th centuries in a frame circa 1800.
421:
The following history of
Withington, by Mary Macpherson, was first published in the 2003 Withington Parish Plan and updated for the 2008 Parish Plan.
1206:
210:
1201:
1252:
1196:
700:
308:
1007:
840:
1170:
236:
46:
613:. The pub, the church and Parish Room still survive and there are local shopping and post office facilities in neighbouring villages.
241:
681:
Text extracted from the "Saint John the Baptist Church Visitor Guide", written by L. J. Stone and available from the church entrance.
440:. It must have seen changes as the Saxon settlement of Wietone, the village in the willows, became part of the lands of the Norman
598:
and is now part of a team ministry. Although these changes work well, it has meant several adjustments for longer stay residents.
773:
756:
290:
1247:
1226:
253:
198:
164:
850:
128:
616:
A major achievement in 2007 was the Parish Council's acquisition of the land in the center of the village to develop into a
1211:
1181:
1176:
78:
1221:
1161:
642:(1772-1851), church minister, schoolteacher and poet, was brought up at Withington following his father's death in 1784.
473:
300:
557:. This state of affairs changed with the closing of the stations. As a result of a petition the daily bus service from
367:
30:
1216:
629:
518:
437:
295:
425:
Withington has sat on the sidelines of national history as important events happened nearby, these included the
833:
178:
1069:
430:
402:
1130:
1029:
999:
988:
538:
484:
Perhaps the biggest change was the coming of the canal, opened in 1797 and used mainly to carry coal from
154:
1166:
1151:
1089:
1054:
929:
871:
741:
595:
746:
601:
In 1982 the shop and post office closed and there have been problems maintaining a bus service to both
541:
but with a limited choice of schools. Children going to private or grammar schools took the train from
452:, the Haughtons, the Corbet and the Tayleur estates. The earliest reference to a church here is 1160.
408:
The church contains a wooden war memorial plaque to the two men of the parish who died serving in the
445:
426:
376:
110:
978:
949:
826:
398:
351:
The parish is very small (both in area covered and population – 220 people) and is located on the
1146:
876:
542:
530:
for state schools but from the 1920s to 1940s there was a small private school in the Shrubbery.
493:
356:
352:
229:
146:
894:
1156:
914:
696:
434:
1125:
1120:
1115:
778:
578:
390:
203:
909:
514:
449:
409:
1039:
939:
658:
636:, remembered by the latter as living at Withington before moving to Shrewsbury in 1642.
633:
1241:
1064:
717:
617:
461:
1094:
1074:
1024:
944:
745:
639:
345:
94:
818:
790:
812:
1099:
1049:
1034:
924:
610:
591:
562:
546:
523:
468:
457:
782:
1084:
1079:
1044:
983:
964:
899:
856:
751:
602:
558:
554:
550:
534:
489:
136:
118:
67:
323:
310:
1059:
527:
497:
380:
188:
954:
904:
807:
969:
959:
606:
170:
973:
934:
485:
394:
657:
375:
The church in the village today was completely rebuilt in 1874 by
366:
919:
760:. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 433–434.
822:
994:
533:
After 1945 for all secondary schools children travelled into
577:
Services came to Withington slowly. Electricity was pre-
379:, on the site of a much older building. It is built of
448:'s cousin: later changes brought in land ownership by
1139:
1108:
1017:
885:
864:
389:Withington Church is renowned for its 16th century
263:
247:
235:
223:
209:
197:
187:
177:
163:
145:
127:
109:
93:
77:
23:
716:Baxter, Richard (1696). Sylvester, Matthew (ed.).
590:Withington the parish was joined to the parish of
549:stations whilst pupils at the secondary modern at
467:The population of the village was 91 conforming
693:Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance
632:(c.1605-1682), puritan minister and friend of
834:
8:
777:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
695:. Bishop's Castle, YouCaxton. p. 158.
841:
827:
819:
653:Listed buildings in Withington, Shropshire
20:
774:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
674:
262:
218:
186:
162:
76:
35:St. John the Baptist Church, Withington
27:
815:Includes historic photographs and maps
371:St John the Baptist Church, Withington
722:. London: Parkhurst et al. p. 98
246:
234:
222:
208:
196:
176:
144:
126:
108:
7:
1008:List of civil parishes in Shropshire
53:
14:
662:Field of poppies near Withington.
757:Dictionary of National Biography
52:
45:
29:
1:
1253:Civil parishes in Shropshire
1187:Parliamentary constituencies
813:On-line photographic Archive
808:Withington Community Website
791:UK public library membership
565:was extended to Withington.
513:A big change came after the
569:The 1960s and modernisation
363:St. John the Baptist Church
79:OS grid reference
18:Human settlement in England
1269:
1207:Grade II* listed buildings
519:Shropshire County Council
281:
259:
219:
40:
28:
1202:Grade I listed buildings
348:in Shropshire, England.
691:Francis, Peter (2013).
1248:Villages in Shropshire
1131:Shropshire Union Canal
783:10.1093/ref:odnb/15390
742:Page, Thomas Ethelbert
663:
416:History of the village
377:G. E. Street
372:
199:Postcode district
129:Ceremonial county
111:Unitary authority
747:"Kennedy, Rann"
661:
370:
273:Shrewsbury and Atcham
719:Reliquae Baxterianae
480:Arrival of the canal
438:siege at High Ercall
427:Battle of Shrewsbury
179:Sovereign state
888:(cities in italics)
865:Unitary authorities
509:After the Great War
442:Roger de Montgomery
320: /
877:Telford and Wrekin
664:
373:
359:Council boundary.
357:Telford and Wrekin
353:Shropshire Council
265:UK Parliament
211:Dialling code
1235:
1234:
1157:Shrewsbury floods
915:Cleobury Mortimer
886:Major settlements
851:Ceremonial county
789:(Subscription or
771:"Kennedy, Rann".
702:978-1-909644-11-3
433:and an important
393:, the oldest has
344:is a village and
339:
338:
1260:
1212:Lord Lieutenants
1126:Shrewsbury Canal
1121:Montgomery Canal
1116:Llangollen Canal
859:
853:
843:
836:
829:
820:
795:
794:
786:
768:
762:
761:
749:
738:
732:
731:
729:
727:
713:
707:
706:
688:
682:
679:
585:Withington today
579:Second World War
553:were bused into
335:
334:
332:
331:
330:
325:
324:52.713°N 2.628°W
321:
318:
317:
316:
313:
287:
173:
89:
88:
66:Location within
56:
55:
49:
33:
21:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1257:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1231:
1135:
1104:
1013:
1002:
910:Church Stretton
895:Bishop's Castle
887:
881:
860:
855:
849:
847:
804:
799:
798:
788:
770:
769:
765:
740:
739:
735:
725:
723:
715:
714:
710:
703:
690:
689:
685:
680:
676:
671:
649:
626:
515:First World War
450:Haughmond Abbey
418:
410:First World War
365:
328:
326:
322:
319:
314:
311:
309:
307:
306:
305:
285:
277:
169:
159:
141:
123:
105:
84:
83:
73:
72:
71:
70:
64:
63:
62:
61:
57:
36:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1266:
1264:
1256:
1255:
1250:
1240:
1239:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1222:Rail transport
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1197:Country houses
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
997:
992:
986:
981:
976:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
940:Market Drayton
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
891:
889:
883:
882:
880:
879:
874:
868:
866:
862:
861:
848:
846:
845:
838:
831:
823:
817:
816:
810:
803:
802:External links
800:
797:
796:
763:
733:
708:
701:
683:
673:
672:
670:
667:
666:
665:
655:
648:
645:
644:
643:
637:
634:Richard Baxter
625:
624:Notable people
622:
417:
414:
364:
361:
337:
336:
329:52.713; -2.628
304:
303:
298:
293:
288:
286:List of places
282:
279:
278:
276:
275:
269:
267:
261:
260:
257:
256:
251:
245:
244:
239:
233:
232:
227:
221:
220:
217:
216:
213:
207:
206:
201:
195:
194:
191:
185:
184:
183:United Kingdom
181:
175:
174:
167:
161:
160:
158:
157:
151:
149:
143:
142:
140:
139:
133:
131:
125:
124:
122:
121:
115:
113:
107:
106:
104:
103:
99:
97:
91:
90:
81:
75:
74:
65:
59:
58:
51:
50:
44:
43:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1265:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1217:High Sheriffs
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1016:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
892:
890:
884:
878:
875:
873:
870:
869:
867:
863:
858:
852:
844:
839:
837:
832:
830:
825:
824:
821:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
801:
792:
784:
780:
776:
775:
767:
764:
759:
758:
753:
748:
743:
737:
734:
721:
720:
712:
709:
704:
698:
694:
687:
684:
678:
675:
668:
660:
656:
654:
651:
650:
646:
641:
638:
635:
631:
630:Samuel Fisher
628:
627:
623:
621:
619:
618:village green
614:
612:
608:
604:
599:
597:
593:
587:
586:
582:
580:
575:
571:
570:
566:
564:
560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
531:
529:
525:
520:
516:
511:
510:
506:
502:
499:
495:
491:
487:
482:
481:
477:
475:
470:
465:
463:
462:Ludlow Castle
459:
453:
451:
447:
443:
439:
436:
432:
428:
423:
422:
415:
413:
411:
406:
404:
403:Prince Arthur
400:
396:
392:
387:
384:
382:
378:
369:
362:
360:
358:
354:
349:
347:
343:
333:
302:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
284:
283:
280:
274:
271:
270:
268:
266:
258:
255:
254:West Midlands
252:
250:
243:
240:
238:
231:
228:
226:
214:
212:
205:
202:
200:
192:
190:
182:
180:
172:
168:
166:
156:
155:West Midlands
153:
152:
150:
148:
138:
135:
134:
132:
130:
120:
117:
116:
114:
112:
101:
100:
98:
96:
92:
87:
82:
80:
69:
48:
39:
32:
22:
16:
1006:
1003:
945:Much Wenlock
772:
766:
755:
736:
724:. Retrieved
718:
711:
692:
686:
677:
640:Rann Kennedy
615:
600:
588:
584:
583:
576:
572:
568:
567:
532:
512:
508:
507:
503:
483:
479:
478:
466:
454:
424:
420:
419:
407:
388:
385:
374:
350:
341:
340:
95:Civil parish
15:
1162:Settlements
925:Craven Arms
752:Lee, Sidney
611:Upton Magna
592:Upton Magna
563:Upton Magna
547:Upton Magna
524:Upton Magna
458:Upton Magna
431:Battlefield
327: /
230:West Mercia
1242:Categories
1000:Whitchurch
989:Wellington
984:Oakengates
965:Shrewsbury
900:Bridgnorth
872:Shropshire
857:Shropshire
793:required.)
669:References
603:Shrewsbury
594:, then to
559:Shrewsbury
555:Shrewsbury
551:Harlescott
539:Wellington
535:Shrewsbury
490:Shrewsbury
474:Queen Anne
342:Withington
312:52°42′47″N
301:Shropshire
242:Shropshire
193:SHREWSBURY
137:Shropshire
119:Shropshire
102:Withington
68:Shropshire
60:Withington
24:Withington
1227:Windmills
1171:Civil War
1060:Rea Brook
1004:See also:
930:Ellesmere
596:Uffington
528:Rodington
498:Rodington
469:Anglicans
446:William I
435:civil war
381:sandstone
315:2°37′41″W
249:Ambulance
189:Post town
1040:Ledwyche
955:Oswestry
905:Broseley
744:(1892).
647:See also
399:Edward V
395:effigies
86:SJ575131
1182:Schools
1177:Museums
1167:History
1152:Geology
1065:Redlake
979:Madeley
970:Telford
960:Shifnal
950:Newport
754:(ed.).
607:Telford
391:brasses
296:England
171:England
165:Country
1140:Topics
1109:Canals
1095:Vyrnwy
1075:Severn
1025:Camlad
1018:Rivers
974:Dawley
935:Ludlow
787:
726:6 July
699:
543:Walcot
494:Walcot
486:Ketley
346:parish
225:Police
147:Region
1192:SSSIs
1100:Worfe
1070:Roden
1050:Perry
1035:Corve
750:. In
517:when
215:01743
1147:Flag
1085:Tern
1080:Teme
1045:Onny
1030:Clun
920:Clun
728:2015
697:ISBN
605:and
537:and
496:and
401:and
237:Fire
1090:Unk
1055:Rea
995:Wem
854:of
779:doi
561:to
545:or
526:or
488:to
429:at
204:SY4
1244::
620:.
476:.
464:.
444:,
405:.
291:UK
1173:)
1169:(
991:)
972:(
842:e
835:t
828:v
785:.
781::
730:.
705:.
355:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
