Hanwood is a large village in Shropshire, England.
It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) SW of Shrewsbury town centre, on the A488 road. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line runs through the village but there is no longer a station here. It was closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe.
Hanwood has a small shop, a pub (the "Cock Inn"), a post office and a primary school.
The Rea Brook flows through the village and the village is laid along the floor of a small valley.
Hanwood Bank is a smaller village adjoining Hanwood, further north on the A488 towards Shrewsbury.
Both villages form the main of the civil parish of Great Hanwood.
The Hanwood & Cruckton Herald is a newsletter distributed free to all 550 households in Hanwood and Cruckton four times a year with an associated website ([1]). The newsletter and website editor is Professor Bob Scott.
The first incarnation of Hanwood United F.C. came about in 1890, and the team currently play in the West Midlands (Regional) League's Division One. They were the Shropshire County League champions for the 2007-8 season and have since been promoted again to reach their present position at Step 7 of the English football pyramid. (They also won the County League in the 2005-6 and 2006-7 seasons but chose not to change leagues.) The Reserve side currently play in the County League's Division One.