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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885
Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of
Bridgnorth_(constituency)
Town in Shropshire, England
Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, named after a bridge over the River Severn. The river divides the town into High Town
Bridgnorth
Parliamentary constituency in the UK
election, when a part of the Bridgnorth district was removed to The Wrekin constituency. Constituency created (1473) Constituency reduced to one Member (1868)
Ludlow_(constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
East, Newport North, Newport West, and Wrockwardine, and the District of Bridgnorth wards of Albrighton, Idsall, Manor, and Sheriffhales. Parliament approved
The_Wrekin_(constituency)
Topics referred to by the same term
Goldsmith may also refer to: William Goldsmith (MP for Bridgnorth) for Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) in 1388 William Goldsmith alias Smith (died 1517)
William Goldsmith (disambiguation)
William_Goldsmith_(disambiguation)
UK Parliament constituency (1832–1885, 2024 onwards)
re-established constituency is composed of the following: The County of Shropshire electoral divisions of: Alveley and Claverley; Bishop’s Castle; Bridgnorth East
South Shropshire (constituency)
South_Shropshire_(constituency)
Heritage railway in England
former Kidderminster constituency). The share issue took place, but after SVR volunteers discovered he planned to sell the Bridgnorth railway station site
Severn_Valley_Railway
British politician
the Bridgnorth West and Tasley Division in Shropshire Council in the 2021 United Kingdom local elections, having previously contested Bridgnorth East
Julia_Buckley
County in England
majority of) Bridgnorth districts; now co-extensive with the South area committee except for the part covered by The Wrekin constituency) Julia Buckley
Shropshire
British politician
was elected unopposed as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bridgnorth in Shropshire. He was re-elected unopposed in 1761, and stood down in
John_Grey_(MP_for_Bridgnorth)
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1870 Bridgnorth by-election was fought on 16 February 1870. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Henry
1870_Bridgnorth_by-election
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for Bridgnorth), in 1406/07, MP for Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) Walter Green (died 1456), MP for Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency) Walter
Walter_Green
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Thomas Whitmore, Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth. The second Baronet also represented this constituency in Parliament as well as Shropshire. The title
Whitmore_baronets
British politician and landowner
a seat in the House of Commons from 1820 to 1835, representing first Bridgnorth and later Wolverhampton. William Wolryche-Whitmore was born William Whitmore
William_Wolryche-Whitmore
a commission he held until his death. He was Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth from 1741 to 1747 and from 1754 to 1771. He was made Warden of the Mint
William Whitmore (British Army officer)
William_Whitmore_(British_Army_officer)
British Whig politician
Sir Thomas Whitmore (21 December 1711 – 1773) of Apley, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from
Thomas_Whitmore_(died_1773)
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British politician
Foster was elected at a by-election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgnorth. He held the seat until the 1885 general election when it was abolished
William Henry Foster (Bridgnorth MP)
William_Henry_Foster_(Bridgnorth_MP)
UK constituencies
Wrekin), is divided into 5 parliamentary constituencies: 1 borough constituency and 4 county constituencies. Conservative † Liberal Democrat ¤ Labour
Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire
Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Shropshire
Shropshire Shropshire: Alveley & Claverley; Bishop’s Castle; Bridgnorth East & Astley Abbotts; Bridgnorth West & Tasley; Broseley; Brown Clee; Burnell; Chirbury
List of electoral wards in England by constituency
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former parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom, organised by date of abolition. It includes UK parliamentary constituencies that have been abolished
List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
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This article lists constituency names A-M. For constituency names N-Z see Official names of United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies in England N–Z. An
Official names of United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies in England
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British politician
upon the death of his father in 1716. Acton lived at Aldenham Park, near Bridgnorth and held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1727–28. He married
Whitmore_Acton
English lawyer and politician
son, but 3rd surviving son, of Thomas Wolryche of Dudmaston Hall, near Bridgnorth, a substantial landowner in south and east Shropshire. Initially a client
John_Wolryche
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of Selborne (1859–1942), British politician William Palmer (Bridgnorth MP) for Bridgnorth William Palmer (Malmesbury MP) for Malmesbury William le Palmer
William_Palmer
Civil parish and human settlement in England
confluence of four main roads to Birmingham, Dudley, Worcester, Bewdley and Bridgnorth. In a visit to the town sometime around 1540, King's Antiquary John Leland
Kidderminster
British politician (1913–1973)
took place, but after SVR volunteers discovered he planned to sell the Bridgnorth railway station site for hotel and housing development and bring business
Gerald_Nabarro
British politician
1940) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom Born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, O'Connor served with the Highland Light Infantry and the
Terence_O'Connor
Shropshire. He was returned again as MP for Bridgnorth and also for Much Wenlock in 1780 but chose to sit for Bridgnorth. Subsequently, he was a member of the
Thomas_Whitmore_(younger)
Bishop's Castle 2 Borough Bridgnorth 2 Borough Ludlow 2 Borough Shrewsbury 2 Borough Shropshire 2 County Wenlock 2 Borough
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English lawyer, banker and Conservative Party politician (1797–1891)
Conservative Party politician from Broseley (and later Stanmore), near Bridgnorth in Shropshire. After the death of his father in 1837, he gave up the law
John_Pritchard_(MP)
on 6 September 1720. Charlton was returned as Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth, on the Whitmore interest, at a by-election on 8 June 1725. He was returned
St_John_Charlton
Village in the West Midlands, England
cottages around the Gate Hangs Well Inn where High Park Avenue meets the Bridgnorth Road. Wollaston was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of
Wollaston,_West_Midlands
British lawyer and Whig politician
John Weaver (1675–1747), of Morville, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, was a British lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to
John_Weaver_(Bridgnorth_MP)
County Wales Breconshire Thomas Wood Tory Bridgnorth 2 Borough England Shropshire Robert Pigot Tory Bridgnorth 2 Borough England Shropshire Thomas Charlton
List of MPs elected in the 1832 United Kingdom general election (Constituencies A–B)
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1832_United_Kingdom_general_election_(Constituencies_A–B)
British politician (1802–1889)
elected at the 1837 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgnorth, but resigned from Parliament the following year by becoming Steward of
Henry_Hanbury-Tracy
English landowner and politician
Royalist army in the English Civil War, serving as military governor of Bridgnorth. Wolryche was born at Worfield, the son of Francis Wolryche, of Dudmaston
Sir Thomas Wolryche, 1st Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Wolryche,_1st_Baronet
English politician
near Bridgnorth and his wife Catherine Thomasson, daughter of Thomas Thomasson of York. His father was member of parliament (MP) for Bridgnorth from 1806
Henry_Whitmore
British politician
returned as a Tory for Bridgnorth, the borough closest to his residence, under the guidance of Isaac Hawkins Browne, a former Bridgnorth MP. He took a leave
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones, 2nd Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Tyrwhitt-Jones,_2nd_Baronet
Cromwellian English parliament, 1654–1655
City: 1 Oxford University: 1 Woodstock: 1 Rutlandshire*: 2 Shropshire*: 4 Bridgnorth: 1 Ludlow: 1 Shrewsbury: 2 Staffordshire*: 3 Lichfield: 1 Newcastle-under-Lyne:
First_Protectorate_Parliament
English Whig politician
Oxford (1799). He was recorder of the borough of Bridgnorth and lay Dean of the royal peculiar of Bridgnorth. He inherited Apley Park in 1795 on the death
Thomas_Whitmore_(1782–1846)
Welsh engineer, MP and entrepreneur (1785–1852)
Dowlais Iron Company, and Jemima Revel Phillips. Guest was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School and Monmouth School. After attending school, he learned
John_Josiah_Guest
1998. Each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies elected six members by single transferable vote, giving a total of 108
2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election
Member of the Parliament of England
heiress to the estate of Hallon, in the parish of Worfield, east of Bridgnorth. Hallon, also rendered Hawne, which represents its pronunciation more
George_Bromley_(politician)
Village in Shropshire, England
other small settlements. Claverley village is east of the market town of Bridgnorth, near the Staffordshire county boundary. The village has two public houses
Claverley
Bicton Heath (1) Bishop’s Castle (1) Bridgnorth Castle (1) Bridgnorth East (1) Bridgnorth South & Alveley (1) Bridgnorth West & Tasley (1) Broseley (1) Brown
List of electoral wards in Shropshire
List_of_electoral_wards_in_Shropshire
English politician (1807–1865)
Apley Park and his wife Catherine Thomasson. His father was M.P. for Bridgnorth from 1806 to 1831. Whitmore married Lady Louisa Anne Douglas, daughter
Thomas_Charlton_Whitmore
English lawyer, judge, landowner and politician
Inner Temple and became a Baron of the Exchequer. He was elected MP for Bridgnorth on six consecutive occasions. Edward Bromley was the second son of Sir
Edward_Bromley
Unitary authority in England
rural districts. They were replaced by six non-metropolitan districts: Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham, South Shropshire and
Shropshire_Council
British judge (1910–1984)
the Bar, mostly on the then Oxford Circuit. He was Recorder in turn of Bridgnorth (1946-1951), Smethwick (1951-1952) and Wolverhampton (1952-1961). Appointed
George_Baker_(judge)
Village in Staffordshire, England
functioned until the 1930s. The Heath Mill industrial estate on the main Bridgnorth road preserves the name of the complex. The mansion building, now converted
Wombourne
Constituency Members Notes Shropshire Robertus Corbet Rogerus Sprughos' Shrewsbury Ricardus Stuyre Galfridus Rondolfe Bridgnorth Andreas Boldyng Fremundus
List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1295
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English historian and politician (1834–1902)
after the general election of 1865, when he headed the Liberal ballot for Bridgnorth near his Shropshire home. Acton nearly defeated Conservative leader Henry
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
John_Dalberg-Acton,_1st_Baron_Acton
English politician and industrialist
1783–1784. From 1784, Browne was one of the members of Parliament for Bridgnorth, a pocket borough controlled by the Whitmores of Apley Hall. He served
Isaac Hawkins Browne (coal owner)
Isaac_Hawkins_Browne_(coal_owner)
English Whig politician
returned unopposed as MP for Bridgnorth and was re-elected in a contest in 1705. He was returned unopposed for Bridgnorth in the 1708 general election
Sir Humphrey Briggs, 4th Baronet
Sir_Humphrey_Briggs,_4th_Baronet
Metropolitan borough in England
8. The A454 runs through Walsall on its way to Sutton Coldfield from Bridgnorth. The Chase Line is a railway line which runs from Birmingham International
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Metropolitan_Borough_of_Walsall
British army officer and archaeologist (1840–1927)
Wales, the son of Major-General Sir Charles Warren. He was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School and Wem Grammar School in Shropshire. He also attended
Charles_Warren
English politician (died 1725)
1681 – 24 May 1725) was an English Whig politician. He sat as MP of Bridgnorth from 1705 until 1710 and 1713 until his death on 24 May 1725. He was the
William_Whitmore_(died_1725)
British Tory politician
He did not stand at the 1734 British general election but contested Bridgnorth at the 1741 British general election where he was defeated. He did not
William_Lacon_Childe
English politician (1784-1865)
Overbury, Worcestershire. The Easthope family had been long settled at Bridgnorth, Shropshire, until Easthope's grandfather, also Thomas, settled at Tewkesbury
John_Easthope
British Whig politician
the 1734 British general election when he was elected in a contest at Bridgnorth on the Whitmore interest. He voted for the Spanish convention in 1739
Grey_James_Grove
British classicist and politician (1830–1915)
the son of a solicitor and was born in Tamworth, and was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School. He won a scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge in
Henry_John_Roby
Berwick-upon-Tweed Blaby Blyth Valley Bolsover Boston Braintree Breckland Brentwood Bridgnorth Broadland Bromsgrove Broxbourne Broxtowe Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase
2003 National Assembly for Wales election
2003_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election
Town in Worcestershire, England
heritage railway runs the 16 miles (26 kilometres) between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. Bewdley remains the principal intermediate station on the line. The Queen
Bewdley
Hill in Shropshire, England
Wrekin and Ercall hills. Poundland's founder, Steve Smith, lives near Bridgnorth in Shropshire. The Wrekin is a location in the 2020 videogame Assassin's
The_Wrekin
British royal recognitions
Keith Henry George Bowley – Volunteer, Bridgnorth Community Trust. For services to the community in Bridgnorth Alan Keith Boyd FMedSci – President and
2026_New_Year_Honours
American politician (1894–1983)
cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. St. George was born in Bridgnorth, England, in 1894, to American parents. Her family returned to the United
Katharine_St._George
City in the West Midlands, England
administered by South Staffordshire District Council. Towns Bewdley Brewood Bridgnorth Cannock Dudley Halesowen Kidderminster Kingswinford Newport Rugeley Sedgley
Wolverhampton
served as M.P. for Bishop's Castle in 1604 while his brother Lewes sat for Bridgnorth. In June he moved that Eton College and Winchester schools be added to
Samuel_Lewkenor
British politician (1851–1910)
mainline railways at Barnstaple. (He was also involved in funding the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway and the Clifton Rocks Railway, as well as the Lynton Village
George_Newnes
English Royalist politician and soldier
Royalist High Sheriff of the county and helped negotiate the surrender of Bridgnorth. His final years were spent in a prolonged and complex struggle to free
Francis_Ottley
Shropshire exclave of Halesowen and Oldbury
Brimstree hundred, and totally detached from the rest of Shropshire. Bridgnorth, the nearest town within the main body of Shropshire, is 16.8 miles (27
Detached_parts_of_Shropshire
British politician
election, Pigot was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth. He held the seat until 1837. He was re-elected in 1838 and held the seat
Sir_Robert_Pigot,_4th_Baronet
Human settlement in England
of the 2011 Census. Destinations from Wall Heath Northwest : Swindon, Bridgnorth, Telford North : Wombourne, Himley, Wolverhampton Northeast : Gornal
Wall_Heath
Anglo-Welsh Member of Parliament, Royalist and peer
Parliament, he was elected from Montgomery. He was appointed Royal Governor of Bridgnorth in 1642, as the English Civil War was breaking out. At his own expense
Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
Richard_Herbert,_2nd_Baron_Herbert_of_Chirbury
possible Shrewsbury Lewis Prowde Francis Berkeley BW gives Sir Roger Owen Bridgnorth John Pierse Richard Singe BW gives Sir Thomas Bromley as possible Ludlow
List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1614
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caused gangrene. Weyman, Henry T. (1915). "Members of Parliament for Bridgnorth". Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, 4th Series, Volume
Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom
Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Welsh landowner (1655–1716)
Hampton Court Beauties and was the daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore of Bridgnorth and his wife Hon. Frances Brooke. In 1684, Myddleton became Recorder and
Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet
Sir_Richard_Myddelton,_3rd_Baronet
British politician
Emma Barnard, daughter of Sir Henry Barnard, merchant, of London and Bridgnorth, Shropshire. His father, who preferred to use this aberrant spelling of
Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton
Thomas_Willoughby,_1st_Baron_Middleton
standing for re-election. Typically a minister sought re-election in the constituency he had just vacated, but occasionally contested another seat which was
List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_ministerial_by-elections_to_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
and practised in the Northern Circuit. Having unsuccessfully stood for Bridgnorth in 1852 and for Stafford five years later, Cadogan entered the British
Frederick_William_Cadogan
by Hon. Richard Newport Bishops Castle Edmund Waring William Oakeley Bridgnorth Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet John Bennet Bennet replaced 1663 by
List of MPs elected to the English Parliament in 1661
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Constituency 1868 1874 1880 Bridgnorth Conservative Conservative Conservative Ludlow Conservative Conservative Conservative Shrewsbury (Two members) Liberal
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1868–1885) by region
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This article contains a List of multi-member constituencies in the United Kingdom and predecessor Parliaments. It is sub-divided into England, Wales, Scotland
List of multi-member constituencies in the United Kingdom and predecessor Parliaments
List_of_multi-member_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_predecessor_Parliaments
British politician
was succeeded by Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt Jones, 2nd Baronet, MP for Bridgnorth and High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1816–1817. Through his son Thomas,
Thomas_Tyrwhitt_Jones
as a Conservative) Notes: The Scottish Greens did not stand in any constituencies, instead concentrating their resources on winning the largest possible
2003 Scottish Parliament election
2003_Scottish_Parliament_election
English landowner and politician
Wiltshire. In 1710, Cresswell stood as a Tory candidate for the borough of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, but after his election he made little impression on the House
Richard Cresswell (politician)
Richard_Cresswell_(politician)
is a list of the 558 MPs or members of Parliament elected to the 314 constituencies of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1734, the 8th Parliament of Great
List of MPs elected in the 1734 British general election
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English soldier, politician and landowner
Neenton Sidbury Yockleton Wentnor Caus Shelve Morfe Forest Shirlett Forest Bridgnorth Shrewsbury Harley Gretton Kenley Hampton Lovett John Darras was the son
John_Darras
Replaced by Edward Noel Constituency Members Notes Shropshire John Egerton Roger Owen Shrewsbury Reginald Scriven John Barker Bridgnorth Thomas Horde Edward
List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1601
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Member of the Parliament of England
supporter of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, he became an MP for Bridgnorth and a member of the Council in the Marches of Wales. Jerome Corbet was
Jerome_Corbet
Town and civil parish in Shropshire, England
modern times, the Ludlow constituency came to cover a large area of southern Shropshire including Bridgnorth and after constituency boundary changes was redesignated
Ludlow
Hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England
Telford and Wrekin Major settlements (cities in italics) Bishop's Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Clun Craven Arms Ellesmere
Barrow,_Shropshire
English banker and politician
an English merchant, banker and politician, Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth from 1795 to 1806. Whitmore was Governor of the Bank of England from 1808
John_Whitmore_(banker)
Electoral legislation in England and Wales
reduced from electing two MPs to one: Andover, Hampshire Bodmin, Cornwall Bridgnorth, Shropshire Bridport, Dorset Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Chichester, Sussex
Reform_Act_1867
401 constituencies returned members. 153 constituencies returned one member each; 240 constituencies returned two members each; 7 constituencies returned
List of MPs elected in the 1832 United Kingdom general election
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Richard Newport Shrewsbury Hon. Andrew Newport Sir Francis Edwardes, Bt Bridgnorth Sir William Whitmore, Bt Sir Edward Acton, Bt Ludlow Francis Herbert Charles
List of MPs elected to the English Parliament in 1689
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Henry Bromley Thomas Leighton Shrewsbury Reginald Scriven Roger Owen Bridgnorth Edward Bromley John Lutwich Ludlow Hugh Sanford Thomas Canland Sanford's
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British engineer and politician (1858–1938)
original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Bridgnorth and Its Castle Hill Railway (1 ed.). The Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway Co Ltd. 1892. Lane, Michael
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