The Register of Ratlinghope

The Register of Ratlinghope by W. G. D. invites listeners on a rich journey through the history of a remote Shropshire parish, from Roman roads to post‑medieval manors. This engrossing local history maps Ratlinghope’s hilly landscape — the Portway and Longmynd ridge, ancient tumuli and British camps — while tracing its Saxon name Rotelingehope and Domesday entry as a two-hide manor held by Robert fitz Corbet. W. G. D. weaves topography, archival evidence and ecclesiastical record to illuminate the parish’s agricultural make‑up, population at the turn of the 20th century, and the surprising story of a small Augustinian priory tied to Wigmore. Characters from the manor rolls — Sibil, Alice, Walter Corbet — and later transfers at the Dissolution and 19th‑century ownerships bring broader medieval and early modern English themes into focus: landholding, church influence, and rural continuity and change. Perfect for listeners who love history, local and county studies, genealogy, or landscape archaeology, this audiobook offers a clear, immersive account of Ratlinghope’s past and why a tiny valley still speaks to England’s layered historical record.