This page contains links to a number of resources and articles about local history in south-west Shropshire. In particular, Clun, Bishops Castle, Craven Arms, Stokesay and Ludlow are the main towns of the area in question. 

This material is generally related to the history of the Chester family who first arrived in the area in the early eighteenth century. 

The article on  the population history of the Ludlow area between 1581 and 1871 explores the way in which the population has changed over a three-hundred year period.
 

Railways came relatively late to the south-west corner of Shropshire and this article explores the impact that they had on the area. Aspects of population change are explored alongside the changes in people's occupations.