When it was formed in 1693, Shrewsbury covered an area of almost , extending to the north to the Navesink River, south to include all of present-day Ocean County, east to the Atlantic Ocean and west to the present-day border of Monmouth County. It retained its size and scope until 1750, when various different municipalities began to break off from it. The first of those being Stafford Township, which was formed in 1750 and taking away much of modern-day Ocean County.Karcher, Alan J. "New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness", via Google Books, p. 34 ff. Rutgers University Press, 1998. . Accessed August 26, 2022. The Parker Homestead, one of the oldest structures in the state, was built by early settlers to the region. Many of the early settlers of the region originated from Long Island, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
when it was formed in 1693 shrewsbury covered an area of almost  extending to the north to the navesink river south to include all of present-day ocean county east to the atlantic ocean and west to the present-day border of monmouth county it retained its size and scope until 1750 when various different municipalities began to break off from it the first of those being stafford township which was formed in 1750 and taking away much of modern-day ocean countykarcher alan j "new jersey's multiple municipal madness" via google books p 34 ff rutgers university press 1998  accessed august 26 2022 the parker homestead one of the oldest structures in the state was built by early settlers to the region many of the early settlers of the region originated from long island rhode island and massachusetts