RUYTON, LLANYMYNECH (part of), KINNERLEY. The _parish of West Felton_ contains the townships of West Felton, Rednal, Sutton, Haughton, and Tedsmere, or Tedsmore. The other townships in the parish, namely, Woolston, Sandford, and Twyford, are, as already stated, in the UPPER DIVISION. The _parish of Knockin_ contains only the township of Knockin. The _parish of Ruyton_ (_of the Eleven Towns_) contains the townships of Ruyton, Cotton, Shotatton, Shelvocke, Eardiston, and Wikey. The _parish of Kinnerley_ contains the townships of Kinnerley and Argoed, Dovaston, Kynaston, or Kinaston, Maesbrook-issa, Maesbrook-ucha, Edgerley, Tir-y-Coed, and Osbaston. The _parish of Melverley_ contains the townships of Melverley (upper), and Melverley (lower). The _parish of Oswestry_, in the Lower Division of the Hundred, contains only the township of Morton. The _parish of Llanymynech_, in the Lower Division of the Hundred, contains the townships of Carreghofa and Treprenal. The MANORS in Oswestry Parish are Aston, Duparts, and Middleton. _Aston_ includes the townships of Aston, Hisland, and Wooton, and also Twyford, in West Felton parish. _Duparts_ includes the township of Crickheath, Cynynion, Llanvorda, Maesbury, Morton, Pentre-gaer, Sweeney, with Weston Cotton, and the township of Sychtyn, in Llansilin parish. _Middleton_ includes the township of Middleton, and _Oswestry_ the town and liberties of Oswestry. Lady of the Manor for _Aston_, Mrs. Lloyd; and Lord of the Manor of _Oswestry_ and _Duparts_, the Earl of Powis. POPULATION. The population of the town and parish, in 1801, amounted to 5,839; and the number of houses, 788. In 1811 the population of the town and parish had increased to 6,733. In 1821 the returns showed that the population of the town and parish was still on the increase, the number of males and females being 7,523. The population of the town and liberties, in June, 1831, was—males, 2,007; females, 2,471; total, 4,478. The return further showed that the number of houses in course of being built, was 3; houses uninhabited, 29; ditto inhabited, 885; families engaged in agriculture, 11; in trade, 276; all others, 613. Total number of families, 899. Male servants, 42; females, 311; retired tradesmen, 38; clergy, educated men, &c., 79; handicraft, 567; gardeners, &c., 232. The returns for 1841 were as follows;—Town and Liberties, 4,569; Parish, 4,277; total, 8,846. Houses occupied in the town, 931; unoccupied and building, 68; in the parish, 886; unoccupied and building, 18. In 1851 the census returns were as follows:— MALES. FEMALES. TOTAL. Town and Liberties 2,251 2,565 4,816 The Parish 1,972 2,006 3,978 Total 4,223 4,571 8,794 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.