Abdon. Map

      Elizabeth Bray (2nd-great-grandmother) was christened in Abdon in 1795. Elizabeth’s Bray, Tasker, and Collier ancestors lived in the village back through William Tasker (6th-great-grandfather, 1662). John Collier (5th-great-grandfather) was the Rector (Clergyman) at Abdon from 1745 to 1780.

  St. Margaret's Church. John Collier (5th-great-grandfather) was the Rector of this Church from 1745 to 1780.

  Abdon house.

  Abdon field.

      Abdon is a scattered hamlet linked to Clee St. Margaret, a small village, by narrow lanes. It is on the western side of Brown Clee Hill. The small River Corve flows nearby. At Abdon there is the lonely St. Margaret’s Church outside the hamlet. There are remains of a deserted medieval village next to Abdon’s circular churchyard. Today, there are just a few farmhouses in the village (The Shropshire Village Book, Page 43 and Directories of Shropshire & Herefordshire, Page 269).