Quatford is one of the oldest settlements in the area. It was listed in the Domesday Book, the draft of which was finished in 1086. Quatford was settled because of the ease of fording the River Severn. Its name came from it being a ford near Quatt. As the River Severn became deeper a bridge was built at the site instead. In the 11th century a small castle was built on high ground overlooking the river, but was demolished a few years later. Traces of the motte still remain.
Quatford's importance as a crossing of the River Severn was diminished when another bridge was built 2 miles upstream. A settlement was formed at the "bridge north of Quatford", now known as Bridgnorth, which became the major town in the district.
North of the village is a mock castle now known as Quatford Castle. It was built circa 1830 by John Smalman for himself and originally called Morf Mount;[1] later, it became the residence of Smalman's grand-nephew, Henry Edward James Bevan.[2][3]
In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 185.[4] On 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished to form Bridgnorth.[5]
The village appears in the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla as the capital of Shropshire, there known as Sciropescire.
^"Quatford Castle". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain) (1902), "Sequestration papers of Thomas Smalman of Wilderhope", Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Adnitt and Naunton, p. 15.
^Henry Robert Addison; Charles Henry Oakes; William John Lawson; Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1901), Who's who, Volume 53, A. & C. Black, pp. 157–158.
^"Bridgnorth Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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quatford, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Quatford news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Quatford is a village in the civil parish of Bridgnorth in the Severn Valley Shropshire England It is located on the A442 just south of the town of Bridgnorth and on the bank of the River Severn QuatfordSt Mary Magdalene Church QuatfordQuatfordLocation within ShropshireOS grid referenceSO738906Civil parishBridgnorthUnitary authorityShropshireCeremonial countyShropshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBRIDGNORTHPostcode districtWV15Dialling code01746PoliceWest MerciaFireShropshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentLudlowList of places UK England Shropshire 52 30 47 N 2 23 10 W 52 513 N 2 386 W 52 513 2 386 Contents 1 History 2 Amenities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editQuatford is one of the oldest settlements in the area It was listed in the Domesday Book the draft of which was finished in 1086 Quatford was settled because of the ease of fording the River Severn Its name came from it being a ford near Quatt As the River Severn became deeper a bridge was built at the site instead In the 11th century a small castle was built on high ground overlooking the river but was demolished a few years later Traces of the motte still remain Quatford s importance as a crossing of the River Severn was diminished when another bridge was built 2 miles upstream A settlement was formed at the bridge north of Quatford now known as Bridgnorth which became the major town in the district North of the village is a mock castle now known as Quatford Castle It was built circa 1830 by John Smalman for himself and originally called Morf Mount 1 later it became the residence of Smalman s grand nephew Henry Edward James Bevan 2 3 In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 185 4 On 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished to form Bridgnorth 5 The village appears in the 2020 video game Assassin s Creed Valhalla as the capital of Shropshire there known as Sciropescire Amenities editThe Danery Pub The Foodstop Cafeteria St Mary Magdalene Church Quatford Cattery Quatford Petrol StationSee also editListed buildings in BridgnorthReferences edit Quatford Castle britishlistedbuildings co uk Retrieved 7 May 2011 Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Great Britain 1902 Sequestration papers of Thomas Smalman of Wilderhope Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Adnitt and Naunton p 15 Henry Robert Addison Charles Henry Oakes William John Lawson Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen 1901 Who s who Volume 53 A amp C Black pp 157 158 Population statistics Quatford CP AP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 27 September 2023 Bridgnorth Registration District UKBMD Retrieved 27 September 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Quatford at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quatford amp oldid 1177489510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
