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The following is a list of the original ecclesistical parishes in the historic county of shropshire england in the late 19th century and the early 20th century as the population increased in many parishes they were sub divided into new parishes click on a parish name to go to the parish wiki article for research information. Bridgnorth st leonards church the tower of st leonards parish church can be seen from almost everywhere in bridgnorth the original church on the site was likely saxon and there was certainly a church founded here around 1190 however the current building is almost entirely a product of a victorian restoration in 1862. St laurences church church stretton shropshire is a county in the west midlands region of england in 2009 the historic county was divided into two unitary authorities shropshire and telford and wrekin these two unitary authorities constitute the ceremonial county of shropshire which forms the basis for this list. Churches first built after 1800 in the county are listed at the back but are not described in detail an introduction describing the evolution of parish church architecture furnishings and memorials in shropshire is followed by a detailed gazetteer illustrated with many specially drawn pans photographs old postcards drawings and