Families of Shropshire
The Welsh march, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, the Long Mynd, and the surnames of the borderland between Mercia and Powys.
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Families seated in Shropshire
- WrightThe maker, every guild town shaped one.
- WoodBy the wood.
- HillOn the hill, and the Penny Post and the National Trust.
- WardThe watchman.
- TurnerThe lathe.
- CoxThe cock, youth and pride.
- DavisSon of David, one spelling among England's commonest.
- LeeThe meadow, and a clearing-name stamped on dozens of villages.
- BrooksBy the brook, every wet valley had one.
- ShawThe copse-edge, Lancashire loves it.
- PerryPear-orchard or Peter's kin.
- FordThe crossing, stamped on Shakespearian country.
- FoxThe fox, nickname that stuck.
- MatthewsMatthew's son, March and Welsh edge.
- LaneThe lane, hedge-bottom dweller.
- HayesThe enclosure, hedged common.
- WestonThe western farm, toponym epidemic.
- LoweDweller by the mound, a Marches hill-name.
Historic ties to Shropshire
Families with historic but not core ground here.
Champions made here
Famous bearers whose lives or work root in Shropshire.
Stories told here
Legends set in Shropshire, from any family that carries them.