PULVERBATCH (CHURCH), a parish in the hundred of CONDOVER, county of SALOP, 8 miles (S. W. by S.) from Shrewsbury, containing 539 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Salop, and diocese of Hereford, rated in the king's books at £10. 13. 4., and in the patronage of Lord Kenyon. The church is dedicated to St. Edith. This parish was distinguished in ancient times for its extensive castle, which had within it a chapel, called the royal free chapel of Pullerbache. It had a charter for a weekly market and an annual fair, granted by Henry III. Courts leet and baron are held twice a year for the manor.