According to the 1881 census, the borough of Bridgnorth comprised the parishes of Quatford, part of Quatt, St. Leonard and St Mary (in Bridgnorth town), Astley Abbotts, Eardingdon, Oldbury, Romsley and Tasley.
[1] By the eighteenth century Bridgnorth had one of the widest franchises in England, consisting of "the burgesses and freement within and without the borough".
[3] MPs 1295-1640 — MPs 1640-1868 — MPs 1868-1885 — Elections — See also — Notes and references — Sources Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – See also – Notes and references – Sources Hanbury-Tracy resigned, by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, after a petition was lodged against his election.
[22] Whitmore was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Whitmore was then appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.