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Quabbs

Coordinates: 52°24′54″N 3°10′01″W / 52.415°N 3.167°W / 52.415; -3.167
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Quabbs
Crossroads at Quabbs
Quabbs is located in Shropshire
Quabbs
Quabbs
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO206804
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKNIGHTON
Postcode districtLD7
Dialling code01547
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Shropshire
52°24′54″N 3°10′01″W / 52.415°N 3.167°W / 52.415; -3.167

Quabbs is a small, scattered hamlet in the southwest of Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. The name, which also occurs in Gloucestershire as a field name, is possibly derived from the Old English word cwabba, "marsh".[1]

It is located in the rural civil parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn. The nearest village is Newcastle.

Quabbs lies at 390m above sea level.

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, A. H. The place-names of Gloucestershire, IV, English Place-Name society, 1965, p.117
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