Hi Jeffery The county of Salop is actually Shropshire. This is a county on the border of Wales and England. Hopes this helps. Jackie J -----Original Message----- From: Jeffery K. Davidson [mailto:jdavidson@rathandcompany.com] Sent: 15 April 2005 18:43 To: ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Pots] County of Salop Hello, I ordered a birth certificate that is potentially that of my gg grandfather. He, Henry Matthews was, according to census, in Whitmore in about 1838. I found, on 1837online.com reference to an 1838 birth registered Madeley (there is a Madeley not to far from Whitmore). Hoping it was the right won, I took a chance and ordered it (hoping the residence information might confirm something). Unfortunately, all the residence information says is "Park Lane". Anyway, I received the certicate to find it is in the "County of Salop". Now, I have never heard of such a county or Salopshire before. I cannot find a town called Salop. Can anyone tell me what Salop is? Is this the Madeley in Staffordshire, the one in Shropshire or another Madeley. Thoughts. Thank you. Jeffery Davidson Calgary, Canada ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire