It is argued that it was called this due to the shape of a wood clearing by Saxons who first settled there in the 7th century.

Billingsley is not named in the Domesday Book because it was actually a detached portion of the Manor of Morville.

Billingsley was predominately an agricultural village whose inhabitants led a fairly relaxed rural life.

In the mid-1790s, Billingsley was exchanged hands to Sir William Pulteney who was the MP for Shrewsbury.

He owned many estates throughout the country and was particularly interested in exploiting the mineral reserves that lay in Billingsley.

The colliery struggled and in 1802, MacNab (one of Pulterney's associates) fled the country for fear of his creditors.

A brick works opened in Billingsley in the late 1860s and this continued until the First World War.

Billingsley Church was originally built in around 1140 and is classed as a Grade II listed building.

[5] The Church was rebuilt in 1875 after a fire and at the time cost around £1000 for the renovation work to be carried out.

[6] This is a chart showing the occupational structure of the parish of Billingsley in 1881 – comparing men and women.

[7] Below is a pie chart showing the percentage of males aged 20 and over in 9 occupational categories in the village of Billingsley in 1831.