Population 2,484 (2011 Census) Unitary authority | Civil parish Ellesmere Rural Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01691 | |
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Ellesmere Rural is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.
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Map of Ellesmere Rural, UK
In 2011 this parish covered a large area mainly to the west of the town of Ellesmere. This rural parish consists of farmland and a number of small settlements including Dudleston Heath (also known as Criftins), Tetchill and Welsh Frankton.
History
In the 1610 translated edition of William Camden's Britannia, this area is described as
Ellesmer a little territorie but rich and fruitfullEllesemere 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. Despite several changes to the parish boundary during the twentieth century the parish population has remained relatively stable since the 1930s.