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Bookmark or Share- Ruyton XI Towns Local History SocietyThe history of Ruyton XI Towns, situated close to the Welsh border between the Shropshire towns of Shrewsbury and Oswestry, dates back to at least the Anglo Saxon period, (410-1066) as it is recorded in the Doomsday Book.
- Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, Shropshire Family History GuideRuyton of the Eleven Towns is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire. Alternative names: Ruyton in the Eleven Towns, Ruyton, Ruyton XI Towns. Other places in the parish include: Cotton, Eardiston, Shelvock, Wykey, Shotatton, Wikey, and Shelvocke. Parish church: St. John the Baptist. Parish registers begin: 1719.
- Eleventowns historySince the 700th anniversary of Ruyton's Borough Charter in 2008, the Ruyton XI Towns Local History Society has been formed and I have collected a list of Local History Keepers who know about specialist subjects and also surrounding villages.
- The History of the Town - Ruyton XI Towns Local History SocietyThe History of the Town. 43AD to 410AD The sites of Iron age settlements can still be located in Ruyton today as well as two sites of Roman Villas. 655-675 AD It is believed that the area presently occupied by The Church, was the start of the original settlement of Angle Saxon times. A typical Anglo Saxon settlement would have consisted of ...
- Home [www.rxit.org.uk]Ruyton XI Towns (or to give it it’s old name “Ruyton of the Eleven Towns”) is a Parish in North Shropshire with a very long history. It had a castle (the remains can still be seen) and was frequently changing hands between the English and Welsh armies.
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