Cressage

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Cressage is a village in Shropshire, England, at grid reference SJ591041. It lies on the junction of the A458 and B4380 and the River Severn flows around its northern boundary. The Royal Mail postcode begins SY5.[1] The local parish, that of Cressage and Sheinton, as of the 2001 census, has a population of 884.[2]

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[edit] History

The village was originally called Christesache, or "Christ's Oak", and this over time has been corrupted to form the word "Cressage". The oak tree was part of a forest (which no longer exists), and a cutting from it was planted near the village in 1616. This was later relocated due to railway construction.[3] There is not another place called Cressage in the world.[citation needed]

In 584, Saint Augustine reputedly preached under the Cressage Oak.[3]

[edit] Geography

The village is in the borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham and the Severn Valley Railway once ran through the village, before the section between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth was dismantled.[4] The village lies on the intersection of the A458 and the B4380, near to the River Severn. Cressage is 4 miles from the nearest town, Much Wenlock.

Cressage has a public house, "The Eagles", and a church, "Christ Church".

[edit] Notable people

Among the village's well-known inhabitants was Admiral Sir Herbert Annesley Packer, who was born in the village on 9 October 1894.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Information on Cressage (HTML). postcode-info.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  2. ^ 2001 Resident Population and Households by Parish - Shropshire (PDF). Shropshire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ a b Raven, Michael (2005). A Guide to Shropshire, 64. ISBN 0906114349. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 
  4. ^ History (HTML). Severn Valley Railway. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  5. ^ Herbert Packer (HTML). Cricket Archive. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
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Settlements on the River Severn between Llandrinio and Ironbridge (heading downstream)

Coordinates: 52.63310° N 2.60575° W

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