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=History=

Moreton Corbet Castle


The first castle built at Moreton Corbet was not built from stone, but was most likely to have been a timber building. It was around 1200, that the Castle became a stone structure. The Castle was an impressive build; it consisted of a gatehouse, a keep, high curtain walls surrounding it and unlike most other castle's, was rough triangular in shape.

In 1086, at the time of the Domesday Survey, Moreton Castle, and twelve other manors, were held by Thorold of Verley from Roger of Montgomery. Both of his tenants, Hunning and Wulfgeat of Saxon descent, had been allowed to keep their estates as they were pre-Conquest tenants also. However, in 1086, the manor was passed to one of Hunning's Saxon contemporaries, known as Toret.

Toret's son, Bartholomew Toret, fell out with King of England at the time, King John, and was thrown into jail. The Castle was passed onto the Norman Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough, when his daughter married him in 1239.

The Corbets
After the marriage between Toret's heiress and Richard Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle became their home during the 12th century. On August 5th, 1100, a grant of 'Hortuna' was made by the Corbet family to William 'Macro' and his heirs, requiring them to provide military protection for the parish of Stanton Upon Hine Heath for a duration of close to 35 years.

The land was sold in the 13th century by Thomas Corbet to John son of John Extraneo and the commune of Shrewsbury after which the land was leased or granted to various parties in the township.

The Great Reform
In 1832, Parliament passed a law changing the British electoral system. It was known as the Great Reform Act.

This was a response to many years of people criticising the electoral system as unfair. There were many constituencies with only a handful of voters that elected two MPs to Parliament. This made it easier for candidates just to buy votes as there were so few voters and no secret ballot existed in these rotten boroughs. However, towns such as Manchester that had grown during the previous 80 years had no MPs to represent them.

In 1831, the House of Commons passed a Reform Bill, but the House of Lords, dominated by Tories, defeated it. There followed riots and serious disturbances in London, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Yeovil, Sherborne, Exeter and Bristol.

In England, King William IV lost popularity for standing in the way of reform. Eventually though, when the House of Lords gathered news that the King had agreed to create new Whig peers, the immediately agreed to pass the Reform Act. Rotten boroughs were removed and the new towns given the right to elect MPs, although constituencies were still of uneven size.

As a result of this Great Reform, Stanton upon Hine Heath was able to bound itself as its own parish.

RAF Shawbury
Approximately one mile to the South West of Stanton upon Hine Heath is RAF Shawbury, which dates back to 1917. Between the First and Second World War, the area was transformed to agricultural land; however, at the outbreak of the Second World War, it had to be converted back to an airfield for military reasons. RAF Shawbury was named Number 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit, responsible for training pilots both from the UK and Allied territories. The base now serves as a training centre for RAF air traffic controllers.

=Population=

Population of the parish was highest for the 1831 census with 722 residents, however, the population slowly started to shrink to a current estimated population of 529 in recent decades.

Trends and Changes
Population of the parish was highest for the 1831 census with 722 residents, however, the population slowly started to shrink to a current estimated population of 529 in recent decades.

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Since the beginning of the 19th century, the population of the parish increased dramatically from 599 people to a population of 722 (127 households ) in 1831. This was an increase of 20% in the population in 30 years. However, after this date, the population didn’t carry on increase, but started to decrease in size. By the middle of the 20th century, the population was lower than in 1801, standing at 563 (159 households ); nearly a 25% decrease in the population.

=Industry=

1881
1881 was straight after the Industrial Revolution, were advances in agricultural, textile and metal manufacturing, transportation, economic policies and social changes took place in England. However, during this period, not a huge amount of industrial change took place in this small rural parish. The majority of the male population (145) were still working in agriculture. However, surprisingly, the majority of women (3914) were working in domestic and office work. These industrial changes took such a long time to be implemented because it was a rural parish and didn’t have the resources to support such heavy machinery and huge factories.

=St Andrew's Church=



The local church of Stanton upon Hine Heath, St Andrew’s, is set in a quiet location in the south-western corner of the village. Although the design of the church may be simple, with its peaceful and prayerful atmosphere, it offers a warm welcome to anyone wishing to join in with the services.

The Church is grouped with neighbouring churches of Shawbury and Moreton Corbet; construction on all three buildings commenced in the 12th century and are open daily to the public if you wish to visit them.

The church offers and accepts a wide range of services from baptism (christening), marriages, or are simply there if people want to find out more about the Christian faith which has been represented in the area by the three churches for over almost a millennium. The church also offers a service in which people are able request the names of people they wish to be prayed for.

=Local Joint Committee=

The Local Joint Committees (LJCs) gives people in each parish in Shropshire to get involved with the decision making of the Shropshire Council.

In total, there are 28 Local Joint Committees, with Stanton Upon Hine Heath being in LJC 03, along with Loppinton, Myddle and Broughton, Clive, Grinshill, Hadnall, Moretonand Corbet and Lee Brockhurst, Shawbury, Wem Town, Wem Rural, Whixall and Weston under Redcastle. Each Parish has a representative who, along with the Shropshire Councillors, attends the Shropshire Council four times a year, giving the locals a chance to meet with their councillors and raise issues of concern about services or problems within their committees.

=2013 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries=

Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England are monitored and reviewed by The Boundary Commission for England, an independent and impartial public body, every five years. The current review – which must report to Parliament by 2013 – is being carried out under new rules laid down in the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.

What’s Changing?
The new rules mean there will be substantial changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England. These include: •	reducing the total number of constituencies from 533 to 502; and •	making sure that each constituency contains a similar number of registered electors.

What is changing in the West Midlands?
The West Midlands region has been allocated 54 constituencies – a reduction of five from the current arrangement.

The proposals leave ten of the 59 existing constituencies unchanged.

In Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin, two of the five existing constituencies are unchanged and in Worcestershire two of the six existing constituencies are also unaltered.

It has been proposed that one constituency contains electors from both Shropshire and Herefordshire, which includes the towns of Ludlow and Leominster. Another constituency contains electors from both Herefordshire and Worcestershire, combining the towns of Ledbury and Great Malvern.

All the other metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands have at least two constituencies that cross the boundary with another borough.

=Notes=