Middleton (near Chirbury)

For other villages in Shropshire called Middleton see Middleton, Shropshire (disambiguation)

Middleton
Holy Trinity in Middleton-in-Chirbury parish
Middleton  Middleton shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO295989
Civil parish	Chirbury with Brompton
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MONTGOMERY
Postcode district	SY15
Dialling code	01938
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°34′59″N 3°02′24″W / 52.583°N 3.040°W

Middleton is a scattered settlement in Shropshire with a chapel (Holy Trinity)^[1] and a former schoolhouse. It was once much more populated but went into decline once mining ended in the area. It is situated in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in the west of the county.

Middleton is a parish ward within that parish, returning 3 councillors.^[2] Historically it was a township of the hundred of Chirbury. The ecclesiastical parish is known as Middleton-in-Chirbury.^[1]

To the north is the hamlet of Rorrington, to the south the small village of Priestweston, both also in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton.

References

1. A Church Near You Middleton-in-Chirbury
2. South Shropshire Parishes Order 1987