Until the 1890s, Chetwynd End, in Newport, Shropshire, was a village in its own right. Its inhabitants, a close-knit community of interrelated families, regarded themselves as distinct both from the town of Newport and from the rest of Chetwynd parish.

This new book (published November 2026) traces the village’s history from 1779 to the eve of the Second World War. Discover how the Squire of Chetwynd’s gambling debts gave rise to a prosperous Georgian community; how a succession of disputes unsettled village life in Victorian times; and how Chetwynd End was ultimately (and acrimoniously) annexed by Newport, bringing its separate identity to an end.

Alongside the story of the buildings, it explores the families who built, owned and occupied them, and the crimes, scandals and tragedies that punctuated village life.

Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps, Helen Mitchell’s account brings the ‘lost village’ back to life.