In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Betton Strange like this:
BETTON, a township and a chapelry in St. Chad parish, Salop; 3 ¼. miles SSE of Shrewsbury. The township is a conjoint one, bearing the name of Betton and Aikmere. Pop., 48. The chapelry is called BettonStrange. Acres and pop., returned with the parish. Rated property, £1,080. The property is divided among a few. Betton-Strange House is the seat of G. Scott, Esq.; and Betton Hall, the seat of the Norcops. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, not reported. Patron, G. Scott, Esq. The church is good.
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Betton Strange through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Betton Strange, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 17th October 2024
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