Shawbury
Coordinates: 52°47′13″N 2°39′19″W / 52.78696°N 2.65526°W
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 Shawbury parish church from the village |
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 Shawbury
Shawbury shown within Shropshire |
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| Population | 2,763 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ550210 |
| - London | 163 miles (262 km) |
| Civil parish | Shawbury |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY4 |
| Dialling code | 01939 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North Shropshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Shropshire | |
Shawbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire.[1] The village is 8.4 miles (13.5 km) north east of the town of Shrewsbury, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north west of Telford and 163 miles (262 km) north west of London. The village straddles the A53 between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton.[2] The nearest railway station is at Yorton on the Welsh Marches Line for Shrewsbury/Crewe.
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[edit] History
Shawbury has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085.[3] In the great book Shawbury is recorded by the name Sawesberie. The main landholders was Gerard from Earl Roger. The survey also mentions that there is church and a mill.
[edit] The parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin
There has been a church on this site since at least the 12th century. Although the present church is not from that date.
[edit] Village Facts
The village is home to RAF Shawbury, a helicopter base for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. The River Roden flows through the village. The village of Moreton Corbet, with its castle, is just to the north. Shawbury's football club is Shawbury United FC.[4]
[edit] Weather station
The main weather station for Shropshire is located in the village.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ OS Explorer Map 241, Shrewsbury, Wem, Shawbury & Baschurch. ISBN 978-0-319-46276-8
- ^ Shrewsbury & Telford Street Atlas, ISBN 978 1 84348 389 2
- ^ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Shropshire, Shawbury, page 230, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
- ^ [1] Shawbury FC
- ^ Observations
[edit] External links
Media related to Shawbury at Wikimedia Commons
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