County Shropshire Major settlement Bridgnorth | Major settlements Bridgnorth Replaced by Ludlow | |
Number of members 1295–1868:Two
1868–1885: One | ||
Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1885.
It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one Member of Parliament (MP).
Boundaries
According to the 1881 census, the borough of Bridgnorth comprised the parishes of Quatford, part of Quatt, St. Leonard and St Mary (in Bridgnorth town), Astley Abbotts, Eardingdon, Oldbury, Romsley and Tasley. This was smaller than the municipal borough, which only contained the first four.
References
Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA