Ryton, Shropshire
Encyclopedia
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.
Reverend Robert William Eyton
(1815-1881), author of The Antiquities of Shropshire,
was Rector at Ryton.
(Not to be confused with the small village of Great Ryton
, which also is in Shropshire.)
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in 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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies about one mile north north west of Beckbury
Beckbury
Beckbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 327. The village is about eight miles south-east of Telford and is close to the Staffordshire border...
.
In 1643 John Craven was created Baron Craven of Ryton, named after this village, but the title died out with his death in 1648.
Reverend Robert William Eyton
Robert William Eyton
-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, Shropshire. Eyton then went up to Christ Church College, Oxford. He went on to become the Rector at Ryton, Shropshire. He married Mary Watts in...
(1815-1881), author of The Antiquities of Shropshire,
was Rector at Ryton.
(Not to be confused with the small village of Great Ryton
Great Ryton
Great Ryton is a small village in Shropshire, England.It is located less than a mile to the northeast of the village of Dorrington and the A49 road there....
, which also is in Shropshire.)
External links
- Ryton church website
- Ryton, Shropshire: historical and genealogical information at GENUKIGENUKIGENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland"...