Eyton's Antiquities of Shropshire
From 1854 onwards, the Rev. R.W. EYTON, Rector of Ryton, produced his "Antiquities of Shropshire". These were published in 12 volumes and included some maps and engravings of churches. However, the primary purpose was to publish in one place, the earliest records obtainable of Shropshire.
The volumes are arranged by hundred and the earliest records start with Domesday (1085-1086) and proceed through the Pipe Rolls (1130 onwards), the Liber Niger (1166), the Liber Feodorum (beginning 1198) and other Rolls, Chartularies and similar records. Eyton's Antiquities proceed through to the end of the 13th century.
I have made a start by transcribing the Preface and Volume 1 but I doubt if I can complete a transcription of the entire 12 volumes.
The volumes of Eyton's Antiquities are available on the Internet Archive website in pdf format and, for the convenience of Shropshire researchers, I have included on this website, the pdf versions from which I have been working as follows:
- Preface.
- Volume 01.
- Volume 01 (pdf).
- Volume 02 (pdf).
- Volume 03 (pdf).
- Volume 04 (pdf).
- Volume 05 (pdf).
- Volume 06 (pdf).
- Volume 07 (pdf).
- Volume 08 (pdf).
- Volume 09 (pdf).
- Volume 10 (pdf).
- Volume 11 (pdf).
- Volume 12 (pdf).