Hadnall

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The village pond at Hadnall.

Hadnall is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A49, some 9 km north-north-east of Shrewsbury. The Welsh Marches Line runs just outside the village and there was once a railway station. Today, Hadnall has a primary school, a successful village shop, a pub and a two AA rosette restaurant.

The village church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. General Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, who lived at nearby Hardwick Grange, is buried here.John Bromley, future trade union leader and Labour MP, whose parents lived at Haston Grove in the parish, was born and baptised here in 1876.[1]

Hadnall was formerly part of the old parish of Myddle.[2]

Coordinates: 52°46′30″N 2°42′34″W / 52.77500°N 2.70944°W / 52.77500; -2.70944

References

  1. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 7. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 820. ISBN 0-19-861357-1. Article by Philip S. Bagwell.
  2. ↑ Middle, Shropshire, GENUKI

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