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Shropshire (/ ˈ ʃ r ɒ p ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; abbreviated Salop [4]) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales.It is bordered by Cheshire to the north-east, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south, and the Welsh principal areas of Powys and Wrexham to the west and north-west respectively.
The civil parishes of Shropshire. This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. There are 230 civil parishes. Population figures are unavailable for some of the smallest parishes. Civil Parish Civil Parish Population 2011 Area (km 2) 2011 Pre 1974 District District Abdon and Heath 181 22.82 Ludlow Rural District Shropshire Acton Burnell 544 6.70 Atcham Rural ...
Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill is a civil parish in Shropshire, EnglandThe population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,333. [1]The parish was created as the result of a merger of two older parishes - Myddle and Broughton.
Shropshire 52°44′03″N 2°20′40″W / 52.734127°N 2.344356°W / 52.734127; -2. Woodcote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote , in the Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire , England.
Stage 7 of the Shropshire Way long-distance path crosses the parish. [4] In 2021 the parish had a population of 202. [5] It was created on 1 April 2017 by combining the previously separate civil parishes of Abdon and Heath. [6] It has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government in England; this has five councillors. [7] [8]
Stottesdon is a village and civil parish in south east Shropshire, England. The parish of Stottesdon covers a large rural area and extends over the village of Chorley. [2] The village is situated near the market towns of Cleobury Mortimer and Bridgnorth.
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross (commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey) is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. It grew to be one of the most important and influential abbeys in England, and an ...
Standing at the entrance to the hall is Leighton Lodge, which is significant as it is the birthplace of Shropshire author Mary Webb who wrote Precious Bane and various other stories about Shropshire. [5] The village church, St Mary's Church, is also within the Parkland although it does predate its neighbour by around 60 years. [6]