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Neenton
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Neenton
Location within Shropshire
Population233 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SO636877
Civil parish
  • Neenton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRIDGNORTH
Postcode district WV16
Dialling code 01746
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°29′10″N2°32′06″W / 52.486°N 2.535°W / 52.486; -2.535

Neenton is a civil parish and small village in south east Shropshire, England, which is situated on the B4364 southwest of the market town of Bridgnorth. The Rea Brook/River Rea, which was historically known as the River Neen, [2] flows by the village. [3] There is a church on the corner of the B4364 passing through Neenton called the All Saints Church, [4] also there is a public house open, called the Pheasant Inn (previously "The New Inn"). [5]

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History

Data from the 1801 Census shows that Neenton's population was very small with 120 persons, this population fluctuated insignificantly for the next 100 years, with its highest being 144. [6] Data from the 1831 census shows that the main sector of employment for males aged over 20 was agricultural labourers, followed by farmers who employed the labourers. As the population was very small agricultural labourers made up roughly a fifth of the population. [7] Due to the main employment sector being agricultural the predominant social class of the males in Neenton was labourers and servants, the second most common social class was employers, professionals and middling sorts. [8] After 1901 the population declined; as a result the population density was exceptionally lower than the average for England and Wales, due to the low population growth and sometimes the population declined

[9]

Population data from 1801–1961 [10]
YearPopulation 20 years earlierPopulation 10 years earlierCurrent Total Population
1801––120
1811–120134
1821–134119
1831–119120
1841–120144
1851–144116
1881–132141
1891–141135
1901–135101
1911–10191
1921–9172
1931–7291
195191–83
1961–83100

The Register of Neenton

Neenton, in the Domesday Book is called Newentone and also states that Lord Rowton is the principal landowner, and lord of the manor and patron of the advowson. The first Register extends from 1558 to 1663 and consists of 22 parchment pages, size about 22 inches by 6 1/2 inches, in a parchment cover. The second register extends from 1664 to 1721, which consists of 11 leaves of parchment, 13 inches by 5 1/2 inches, in a parchment cover. The third Register is a small thick quarto volume, measuring about 8 inches by 6 inches, and more than one inch thick. [11]

Present

The 2001 Census showed a slight increase in the population since 1831 where the population was 120 persons, the most recent census (2011) revealed that the population was 142 persons. [12] There are 52 households living in Neenton, the majority consisting of one couple with dependent children [13] as there is a school nearby in the town of Bridgnorth which children can go to from the age of 11, until 18. [14] As a result, the predominant household is couples with dependent children, the main age group are persons aged between 24–44, followed by the age group 45–68, with the mean age of the population being 40.49 years of age. [15]

All Saints Church

The All Saints Church is located on the corner of the B4364 passing through Neenton. [16] The church was rebuilt in a neo, or a pretend, 13th Century design in 1871 by Sir Arthur Blomfield, [17] using ancient stone and has a turret containing two bells. [18] Its stained-glass east window, by Morris & Co., was unveiled in October 1921 as a memorial to three local men who died in World War I, among those named being Frank Amies whose family, resident in Neenton for nearly a century, made the pulpit and some important woodwork in the church, as well as the oak plaque to his own memory on the south wall. [19]

Notable people

Shropshire Family History Society

The Shropshire Family History Society was founded in 1979 to provide a meeting place in Shropshire for all those interested in Family History. The Society is now a Registered Charity with roughly two thousand members worldwide, its membership is available to anyone who is interested in family history. [20] Neenton is one of the parishes who is part of this society. [21]

See also

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