Loppington, Shropshire

Description
Loppington, a village and a parish in Salop. The village stands 3 miles W by N of Wem, and has a post and money order office under Shrewsbury; telegraph office, Wem. The parish contains the townships of Nonely and Burlton, the latter of which has a post office under Shrewsbury; money order and telegraph office, Baschurch. Acreage, 3466; population, 503. Loppington House, Loppington Hall, and Wood-gate are the chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield; net value, £148 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lichfield. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1870; it contains some brasses, and was the scene of a conflict between the Royalists and Parliamentarians, when part of its N wall was demolished, A freehold, called " the church living " or parish farm, provides for the repairs of the church, and, at the " discretion of the vicar and churchwardens," for the education of the poor children of the parish.