Brompton and Rhiston

Former civil parish in Shropshire, England

Human settlement in England

Brompton and Rhiston

The Blue Bell, Brompton Bridge

Brompton and Rhiston

Location within Shropshire

Civil parish|

* Chirbury with Brompton

Unitary authority|

* Shropshire

Ceremonial county|

* Shropshire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Police| West Mercia
Fire| Shropshire
Ambulance| West Midlands

List of places

England
Shropshire

52°32′N 3°06′W﻿ / ﻿52.54°N 3.1°W﻿ / 52.54; -3.1

Brompton and Rhiston is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in Shropshire, England. Brompton and Rhiston continues as a parish ward within the new civil parish, returning 2 councillors.[1] In 1971 the parish had a population of 93.[2]

The parish included the settlements of Brompton and Pentreheyling, both hamlets. Rhiston is a small hamlet, partly in Wales; it was historically more notable and has an entry in the Domesday Book.[3]

The neighbouring places of Brompton and Pentreheyling are notable for the fact that they are impossible to reach from any other place in England by road without first passing through Wales. Public footpaths are the only access which link them with the rest of England. They are however not geographically an exclave.

In 1866 Brompton and Rhiston became a civil parish,[4] on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Chirbury to form "Chirbury with Brompton".[5]

## References

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1. ^ South Shropshire Parishes Order 1987 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Population statistics Brompton and Rhiston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
3. ^ Open Domesday Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Rhiston
4. ^ "Relationships and changes Brompton and Rhiston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
5. ^ "Clun Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 May 2024.