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 |