Shifnal, Shropshire

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Shifnal is a village in Shropshire

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

Shifnal in historic gazetteers

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

Shifnal (or Shiffnall), market town and par. with ry. sta., Shropshire, 17 miles E. of Shrewsbury - par., 11,441 ac., pop. 6812; town, pop. 3531; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Shifnal (anciently Idesall, or Idsal) occupies a picturesque position, and is a place of great antiquity. The church of St Andrew is the principal architectural feature ef the town. The industrial establishments include iron foundries, rolling and slitting mills, blast furnaces, and coal and iron mines. In addition to the weekly markets there are several fairs.

Shifnal in the Domesday Book

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

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