Wistanstow is a village and parish in Shropshire, England.
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Wistanstow is located about 8km south of Church Stretton and 14km north of Ludlow. It is about 2½ km north of Craven Arms. It is just off the main Shrewsbury-Hereford road, the A49. The large parish includes a number of other small settlements: Woolston, Upper Affcot, Cwm Head, Bushmoor, Strefford, Whittingslow, Felhampton and Cheney Longville, and a population of 724 was recorded in the 2001 census.[1]
Leamoor Common and Wettles are to the north of the village.
The River Onny flows through the parish, southwest of the village.
The main lane running through the village is a Roman road, which ran between the Roman settlements and forts at Leintwardine and Wroxeter.
The village takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon saint Wigstan who was grandson of the King of Mercia. He was martyred by a jealous cousin. The Saxon suffix stow means (enclosed) place.
The present church building, Holy Trinity, was mainly built between 1180 and 1200. The nave roof of 1630 is one the church's finest features and was re-gilded in the mid-1960s. The interior is also graced by a number of early 19th century box pews and fine mid-20th century wooden panelling behind the altar.
Wistanstow has a splendid mock Tudor village hall that was given to the village in 1925 by a local landowner. This enormous "black-and-white" building included cottages for the District Nurse and resident caretaker. The village has a small church primary school.
At the other end of the village opposite Manor Farm is the Plough Inn. Just behind is a small independent real ale brewery, "Wood's". In 1984, both the Plough and the brewery were featured as the final destination on a Shropshire edition of Treasure Hunt, with Anneka Rice pulling herself a pint of real ale to complete the game.
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