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Village in Shropshire, EnglandHuman settlement in England
Middleton Scriven
Middleton Scriven is located in ShropshireMiddleton ScrivenMiddleton ScrivenLocation within Shropshire
Area7.82 km (3.02 sq mi)
Population143 (2011 census)
• Density18/km (47/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSO687873
Civil parish
  • Middleton Scriven
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBridgnorth
Postcode districtWV16
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°28′58″N 2°27′44″W / 52.482717°N 2.462323°W / 52.482717; -2.462323

Middleton Scriven is a village and civil parish 20 miles (32 km) south east of Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire district, in the county of Shropshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 143. In 2011, Nomis recorded a population of 146. The parish borders Stottesdon, Sidbury, Deuxhill and Chetton.

Features

There are 3 listed buildings in Middleton Scriven. Middleton Scriven has a church called St John the Baptist's Church.

History

The name "Middleton" means 'Middle farm/settlement'. Middleton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scriven Middeltone. Middleton Scriven was formerly just Middleton.

Thomas Rowley (1796-1877), later headmaster of Bridgnorth Grammar School and a member of the Canterbury Association to establish the colony in New Zealand now the Canterbury Region, was born in Middleton Scriven.

References

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  4. "Middleton Scriven". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Middleton Scriven, Shropshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. "CHURCH OF ST JOHN BAPTIST". Historic England. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. "Middleton Scriven Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. "Shropshire M-S". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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  10. Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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