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brianthecow
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Where is Mumpern Hill?
« on: Tuesday 11 November 08 14:06 GMT (UK) »
I've got a marriage certificate for my ggg grandfather and mother, John Picken and Honour Lloyd. They were married in Shifnal parish church in August 1837 and both give their residence as Mumpern Hill. I was born and raised in Shifnal and have never heard of it, and neither has my mother. Does anyone know where it is, or was?

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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 November 08 14:13 GMT (UK) »
Hi, there are some detail relating to mining around that area and include Mumphern Hill - they are at the National Archives.

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Marg
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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 November 08 14:19 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Marg. Yes they certainly lived in a mining area - on the marriage certificate the occupation of the bridegroom and both fathers is collier, and I know there were several pits around there. My grandad worked in one of the last ones to close. I don't know how far Shifnal parish extended at that time but this may have been near Priorslee.
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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 November 08 14:29 GMT (UK) »
Hi Brian  Smiley

Have you tried old-maps

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

I've been looking at current maps and can't locate it so it might well be buried under modern day Telford.


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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 11 November 08 15:25 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that, Gadget. I couldn't find anything on a map, but then I did an 1841 address search for Shiffnal and found an alternative spelling of Mumporn Hill. When I looked at a census image for that address I found that Mumporn Hill was listed after Rogers Row, and I know that was in Snedshill. I then also found this on british-history.ac.uk:

Priorslee village remained small in 1752. (fn. 22) By the later 18th century, however, houses had been built to the north-west, probably by squatters, down to the western edge of Snedshill coppice and probably on the Oakengates road around Mumporn Hill.

So thanks for your help everyone - I think this one is solved.

brianthecow

PS It's not a good idea to google Mumporn!   Roll Eyes
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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 29 May 09 21:01 BST (UK) »
hi
  just came across youre enquiry , have recently been looking for mumpton hill , it ran from the greyhound island up towards st peters church

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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 30 May 09 20:56 BST (UK) »
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:1q2sB2b5xuwJ:www.corvedale.previewurl.com/moses/wrights_buildings.htm+%22mumpton+hill%22&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

possibly of some interest

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Re: Where is Mumpern Hill?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 01 June 09 14:58 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the very interesting replies; the photo of the Lilleshall Co. building brings back memories! Although there are clearly some variations in spelling - Mumpern/Mumporn/Mumpton - I imagine they are the same place. My mom didn't know Mumpern/Mumporn but I will ask her if she knew it as Mumpton. She was brought up nearby, in Priorslee.

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