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Church Stretton is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. [1] The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late Victorian and Edwardian period for its landscape, and became a health resort. [2]
It is situated in countryside to the south-east of the market town of Church Stretton. It lies in the civil parish of Eaton-under-Heywood; nearby is the hamlet of Birtley. The village barely qualifies as such since it possesses no public house, post office, shop or church. However, it does have a thriving village hall and activities centred on it.
Church Stretton is a town in the county of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Its parish includes villages such as All Stretton and Little Stretton , as well as a number of notable hills such as the Long Mynd .
The village does not lie in the parish of All Stretton, which is to its north, but in the civil parish of Church Stretton, which has a town council, of which All Stretton forms a parish ward. The southern part of the original parish, including the village, was transferred to the Church Stretton parish in 1934. [1]
Acton Scott is a village and parish near Church Stretton in Shropshire, England.The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 104. [1] It lies in the Shropshire Hills area of outstanding natural beauty.
Church Stretton is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.It contains 88 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Minton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.. It is located in the parish of Church Stretton, [1] 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) southwest of the market town of Church Stretton. A historic settlement, it is situated on a foothill of the Long Mynd at around 240 m (790 ft) above sea level.
St Laurence's Church is in Church Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of St Michael and All Angels, All Stretton, and All Saints, Little Stretton to form the parish of Church ...