Life and career

Robert William Eyton was born in 1815. He was the son of Reverend John Eyton. He was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School in Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. It is split into Low Town and High Town, named on account of their elevations relative to the River Severn, which separates the upper town on the right bank from the lower on the left...

, Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...

. Eyton then went up to Christ Church College, Oxford. He went on to become the Rector at Ryton, Shropshire

Ryton, Shropshire

Ryton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies about one mile north north west of Beckbury.In 1643 John Craven was created Baron Craven of Ryton, named after this village, but the title died out with his death in 1648....

. He married Mary Watts in 1839. Eyton died on 8 September 1881. Eyton is remembered as author of The Antiquities of Shropshire.

External links

• The Antiquities of Shropshire