Middleton Priors

{{Short description|Village in Shropshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|static_image_name = Barn in Middleton Priors - geograph.org.uk - 536337.jpg

|static_image_caption = Barn in Middleton Priors

|coordinates = {{coord|52|30|33|N|2|33|26|W|display=inline,title}}

|official_name = Middleton Priors

|label_position = bottom

|population =

|population_ref =

|civil_parish = Ditton Priors

|unitary_england = Shropshire

|lieutenancy_england = Shropshire

|region = West Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Ludlow

|post_town = BRIDGNORTH

|postcode_district = WV16

|postcode_area = WV

|dial_code = 01746

|os_grid_reference = SO622903

}}

Middleton Priors is a village in Shropshire. The hamlet of Middleton Baggot lies less than a mile to its east. The population is shown under Ditton Priors.

Etymology

The etymology is doubtful. The name was recorded as Mittilton {{circa|1200}}.

See also

References

Dictionary of English Place-Names, A.D. Mills, 2002