In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ifton Heath like this:
IFTON-RHYN, a township in St. Martin parish, Salop; near Watts Dyke and the Ellesmere canal, 5 miles W by N of Ellesmere. Real property, £5, 007. Pop., 975. Houses, 213. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in collieries.
Ifton Heath through time
Ifton Heath is now part of Oswestry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Oswestry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ifton Heath itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ifton Heath, in Oswestry and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23056
Date accessed: 31st May 2024
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