Ryton, Shropshire

Ryton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, in the district of Bridgnorth. It lies about one mile north north west of Beckbury. The civil parish originates during Norman times, and appears as "Ruitone" in the Domesday book of 1086. Ryton was part of the Saxon parish of Shifnal, but became separate at some point during the 12th century because there is mention of a priest at Ryton named Bernard in 1186. In 1643 John Craven was created Baron Craven of Ryton, named after this village, but the title died out with his death in 1648. Ryton is home to St Andrew's church, in which records first appear of its existence in 1710 as well as a popular public house, named "The Fox Inn"Ryton Hall, built by Romolo Piazzani, was for a time a boarding school, and is now apartments, with houses built in the garden. (Not to be confused with the small village of Great Ryton, which also is in Shropshire, in the parish of Condover, south of Shrewsbury. )PopulationIn 1801, the recorded population of Ryton was 160, with 81 males and 79 females. Between 1801 and 1861 the population rose to 264, with 163 of these being male. However, there was no steady, consistent rise to the population, instead there were a number of periods where it actually dropped, for example between 1811 and 1821 the population dropped from 170 to 131. Another example is between 1881 and 1901, where the population dropped from 212 to 121. In 2001, the total population stood at 156, with 82 being male. Being a location with such a small population, it is perhaps no surprise that there are very large changes in the percentage of population, as it would not have taken a lot of people to make a large change. Interesting to note that the time in which Ryton's population increases the most, is at a time when England and Wales' decline, which also falls at the time of World War I. The population density of Ryton is a much lower population density compared to the average of England and Wales, which is expected due to its rural location. England and Wales show a steady increase in population density, whereas Ryton hardly changed at all between 1880 and 1960.

Ryton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, in the district of Bridgnorth. It lies about one mile north north west of Beckbury. The civil parish originates during Norman times, and appears as "Ruitone" in the Domesday book of 1086. Ryton was part of the Saxon parish of Shifnal, but became separate at some point during the 12th century because there is mention of a priest at Ryton named Bernard in 1186. In 1643 John Craven was created Baron Craven of Ryton, named after this village, but the title died out with his death in 1648. Ryton is home to St Andrew's church, in which records first appear of its existence in 1710 as well as a popular public house, named "The Fox Inn"Ryton Hall, built by Romolo Piazzani, was for a time a boarding school, and is now apartments, with houses built in the garden. (Not to be confused with the small village of Great Ryton, which also is in Shropshire, in the parish of Condover, south of Shrewsbury. )PopulationIn 1801, the recorded population of Ryton was 160, with 81 males and 79 females. Between 1801 and 1861 the population rose to 264, with 163 of these being male. However, there was no steady, consistent rise to the population, instead there were a number of periods where it actually dropped, for example between 1811 and 1821 the population dropped from 170 to 131. Another example is between 1881 and 1901, where the population dropped from 212 to 121. In 2001, the total population stood at 156, with 82 being male. Being a location with such a small population, it is perhaps no surprise that there are very large changes in the percentage of population, as it would not have taken a lot of people to make a large change. Interesting to note that the time in which Ryton's population increases the most, is at a time when England and Wales' decline, which also falls at the time of World War I. The population density of Ryton is a much lower population density compared to the average of England and Wales, which is expected due to its rural location. England and Wales show a steady increase in population density, whereas Ryton hardly changed at all between 1880 and 1960.