The History of Market Drayton

Bibliography

There is no one book about Market Drayton's history which can be unreservedly recommended. The best research widely published is that by Norman Rowley, but unfortunately he did not generally give the sources for his statements. Apart from Landed Estates and the Gentry, none of the Drayton books are still in print but they can be borrowed from the County Library.

Norman Rowley, The Story of Market Drayton to the Early 20th Century, 1987
Barry Pitt (Editor), Market Drayton: a Town and its People, 1977 (Drayton Civic Society)
Keith Pybus & Gordon Dickens, Market Drayton Then & Now, 1995 (Market Drayton Town Council)
Dorothy Nicolle, Market Drayton: a Photographic History of Your Town, 2001
Meg Pybus, Uner the Buttercross: Market Drayton, a Town of Good Food, 1986
Anthony Ruscoe, Landed Estates and the Gentry, Vol 3: Market Drayton Area, 1999
The Civic Society has published various leaflets which may be obtained from the Museum or from 'The Ginger Jar', Shropshire Street.

Shropshire-wide books of particular interest include:

Barrie Trinder, A History of ShropshireSecond Edition, 1998
Barrie Trinder, The Industrial Archaeology of Shropshire, 1996