Context: 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the southern doubly blue area. The cumbersome enclaves (belonging to Herefordshire) of "Farlow" etc. were deemed inclusions, and formally united with Shropshire in 1844.
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Brimstey, Chirbury, Condover, Ford,
Munslow, Overs, Purslow (including Clun) and Stoddesdon, and the Franchise of Wenlock.[2]
Proposed
The re-established constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The County of Shropshire electoral divisions of: Alveley and Claverley; Bishop’s Castle; Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts; Bridgnorth West and Tasley; Broseley; Brown Clee; Burnell; Chirbury and Worthen; Church Stretton and Craven Arms; Clee; Cleobury Mortimer; Clun; Corvedale; Highley; Ludlow East; Ludlow North; Ludlow South; Much Wenlock; Severn Valley; Worfield.[3]
It will comprise the existing constituency of
Ludlow (to be abolished), with the addition of the Burnell and Severn Valley wards from
Shrewsbury and Atcham (to be re-established as
Shrewsbury).
Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 448–449.
ISBN0-900178-26-4.