Hinstock

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Hinstock
Hinstock (Shropshire)
Hinstock

Hinstock shown within Shropshire
Population 900
OS grid reference SJ694263
District North Shropshire
Shire county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MARKET DRAYTON
Postcode district TF9
Dialling code 01952 550/551
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
European Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament North Shropshire
List of places: UKEnglandShropshire

Coordinates: 52°50′00″N 2°27′13″W / 52.8334, -2.4535

Hinstock is a village and civil parish in northeast Shropshire, England. It straddles the A41 and is approximately halfway between the two market towns of Newport and Market Drayton.The A41 now bipasses the village. Hinstock is at the junction of an old Roman road joining the A5 Watling Street at Stetton to the A41 proceeding to Chester. This road still exists in part as a road and as a footpath through Hinstock.

Included in Hinstock's facilities are: a junior school; a village shop and post office; St Oswald's Church; a pub named 'The Falcon Inn'; a village hall; a methodist hall; 2 tennis courts; a football pitch; a cricket pitch; and a small snooker hall and Classic Car Restoration.

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