Ellesmere Rural

Ellesmere Rural is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.

Dudleston St Mary the Virgin church
Ellesmere Rural Location within Shropshire
Population	2,484 (2011 Census)
Civil parish	Ellesmere Rural
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ellesmere
Postcode district	SY12
Dialling code	01691
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
Website	www.ellesmererural-pc.gov.uk
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.914°N 2.93°W / 52.914; -2.93

In 2011 the parish covered a large area, mainly to the west of the town of Ellesmere.^[1] This rural parish consists of farmland and a number of small settlements including Dudleston Heath (also known as Criftins), Dudleston, Elson, Tetchill and Welsh Frankton.^[2]

History

In the 1610 translated edition of William Camden's Britannia, this area is described as

Ellesmer a little territorie but rich and fruitfull^[3]

Ellesemere Rural 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.^[4] Despite several changes to the parish boundary during the twentieth century^[5] the parish population has remained relatively stable since the 1930s.^[6]

Population time series for Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire, 1931–2011^[6][7][8]

See also

• Listed buildings in Ellesmere Rural