Wrockwardine

Other current and historical names

Recordine

Parish/Community: Wrockwardine
Unitary Authority: Telford and Wrekin
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°42'11"N 2°33'19"W
Eastings/Northings: 362558, 311855
OS Grid: SJ625118
Mapcode Local: GBR BS.2X3W
Mapcode Global: WH9D1.QB83

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Wrockwardine within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Wrockwardine in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Wrockwardine, par. and vil., Shropshire - par., 4608 ac., pop. 5471; contains parts of Wrockwardine Wood and Donnington Wood, eccl. districts; the vil. is 2 miles W. of Wellington.

Wrockwardine in the Domesday Book

A village in Wrockwardine hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Shrewsbury (subinfeudated); Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 13/7¼ in 1066; £12 15/- in 1086
- Households: 13 villagers; 4 smallholders; 1 priest; 9 other
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 12 men's ploughs (18 plough lands)
- Woodland: 1 league
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value 12 shillings

British Place Names

Wrockwardine, Telford and Wrekin

Wrockwardine is a suburban area in Telford and Wrekin

Wrockwardine in historic gazetteers

Wrockwardine in the Domesday Book