page_title: Whitchurch, Shropshire
section_title: 1700s
hierarchical_section_title: Whitchurch, Shropshire / Notable people / 1700s
caption_attribution_description: w:en:This Is the House That Jack Built - illustrated book cover
context_page_description: Whitchurch is a market town in northern Shropshire, England. It lies 2 miles east of the Welsh border, 2 miles south of the Cheshire border, 20 miles north of the county town of Shrewsbury, 20 miles south of Chester, and 15 miles east of Wrexham. At the 2011 Census, the population of the town was 9,781. Whitchurch is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Notable people who have lived in Whitchurch include the composer Sir Edward German, and illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
context_section_description: Joseph Bromfield (1744–1824), notable English plasterer and architect
  John Pridden (1758–1825), English cleric and antiquary.
  Reginald Heber (1783–1826), Rector of Hodnet and Bishop of Calcutta attended Whitchurch Grammar School
  Thomas Corser (1793–1876), literary scholar and Church of England clergyman.
caption: This Is the House That Jack Built
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