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Ellesemere Rural (parish) 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. Despite several changes to the parish boundary during the twentieth century the parish population has remained relatively stable since the 1930s. In the 2011 UK census the number of inhabitants was 2,484. The rural parish surrounds Ellesmere and contained a great many hamlets and townships. A list produced from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 and found in A Vision of Britain through Time included the following which were made into civil parishes in 1894:
Smaller places not mentioned independently in WeRelate are listed in the box above. If the name of the parish is followed by "(Ellesmere)", there is a duplication of the name somewhere else in Shropshire. All these townships and hamlets are shown on the Ordnance Survey Map of Shropshire for 1900. Ellesmere Rural (parish) was part of Ellesmere Rural District from 1894 until 1967 and part of North Shropshire Rural District from 1967 until 1974. Between 1974 and 2009 it was located in the North Shropshire District, and since 2009 in the unitary authority of Shropshire District. [edit] Research tips
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