Description
More, a township and a parish in Salop. The township lies on the river Onny, near the boundary with Wales, 1 mile-N of Lydham Heath station on the Bishops Castle railway, and 2 1/2 miles NNE of Bishops Castle. The parish contains. also the townships of Linley and Moreswood. Post town, Bishops Castle (R.S.O.) Acreage, 3512; population, 178. The manor, with Linley Hall, belongs to the More family. There are remains of a Roman villa and several ancient camps. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £181 with residence. The church was rebuilt in 1845.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
