Middleton Scriven is a village and civil parish 20 miles (32 km) south east of Shrewsbury,[1] in the Shropshire district, in the county of Shropshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 143.[2] In 2011, Nomis recorded a population of 146.[3] The parish borders Stottesdon, Sidbury, Deuxhill and Chetton.[4]

Middleton Scriven
Middleton Scriven is located in Shropshire
Middleton Scriven
Middleton Scriven
Location within Shropshire
Area7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population143 (2011 census)
• Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSO687873
Civil parish
  • Middleton Scriven
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBridgnorth
Postcode districtWV16
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°28′58″N 2°27′44″W / 52.482717°N 2.462323°W / 52.482717; -2.462323

Features

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There are 3 listed buildings in Middleton Scriven.[5] Middleton Scriven has a church called St John the Baptist's Church.[6]

History

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The name "Middleton" means 'Middle farm/settlement'.[7] Middleton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scriven Middeltone.[8] Middleton Scriven was formerly just Middleton.[9]

Thomas Rowley (1796-1877), later headmaster of Bridgnorth Grammar School and a member of the Canterbury Association to establish the colony in New Zealand now the Canterbury Region, was born in Middleton Scriven.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Distance from Middleton Scriven [52.482717, -2.462323]". GENUKI. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Middleton Scriven". City population. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Middleton Scriven Parish (E04011315)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Middleton Scriven". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Listed Buildings in Middleton Scriven, Shropshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ "CHURCH OF ST JOHN BAPTIST". Historic England. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Middleton Scriven Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Shropshire M-S". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ^ "MiddletonScriven". Mel Lockie. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ^ Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 15 September 2012.