Grimpo

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Road junction at Grimpo.

Grimpo is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its unusual name was formerly written Grimpool, and is possibly based on an Old English personal name.^[1] It developed as a settlement of squatter's cottages on the edge of unenclosed marshland.^[1]

Grimpo is in the civil parish of West Felton, which lies a short distance to the west.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.74

v t e Ceremonial county of Shropshire

Unitary authorities	Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin

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Coordinates: 52°49′57″N 2°56′52″W / 52.8325°N 2.9479°W / 52.8325; -2.9479

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