Fitz, Shropshire

Fitz
Fitz
	Church of St Peter and St Paul
	Fitz Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ447178
Civil parish	Pimhill;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Shrewsbury
Postcode district	SY4
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°45′18″N 2°49′05″W / 52.755°N 2.818°W

Fitz is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is close to the River Severn, downstream from Montford Bridge and upstream of Shelton, near Shrewsbury, in the civil parish of Pimhill.

Fitz has a red brick church named for Saint Peter and Saint Paul, built in 1722 and restored in 1915 by Sir Aston Webb.^[1] Eighteenth-century mathematician Edward Waring is buried in the churchyard.

Fitz Manor, which dates at the oldest to about 1450, is run as a bed and breakfast establishment and is grade II listed building.^[2]

References

^ "A Guide to Shropshire", Michael Raven, 2005, p 80
^ Historic England. "FITZ MANOR (1055131)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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