In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bedstone like this:
BEDSTONE, a parish in the district of Knighton and county of Salop; on a tributary of the river Teme, and on the Craven-Arms and Knighton railway, between Hopton-Heath and Bucknell r. stations, 4½ miles NE by E of Knighton. Post Town, Bucknell, under Aston-on-Clun, Shropshire. Acres, 776. Rated property, £739. Pop., 164. Houses, 26. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £230.* Patron, E. Rogers, Esq. The church is good.
Bedstone through time
Bedstone is now part of South Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bedstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bedstone in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2050
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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