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Name of Place: Martin’s St.; County: Salop; Number of Miles from: Ellesmere – 5; Chirk – 3; Oswestry – 6; Dist. Lond. – 174; Population: 2099.

Martin’s St. The Ellesmere-canal passes through this parish. Here are some large coal works, and the great road from Shrewsbury to Holyhead has here been diverted from its original course whereby a considerable distance has been saved.

Source: England and Wales Delineated by Thomas Dugdale assisted by William Burnett; published by Tallis & Co., Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey, 1835.