Shawbury

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Coordinates: 52°47′13″N 2°39′19″W / 52.78696°N 2.65526°W / 52.78696; -2.65526
Shawbury

Shawbury parish church from the village
Shawbury

 Shawbury shown within Shropshire
Population 2,763 (2001)
OS grid reference SJ550210
    - London  163 miles (262 km) 
Civil parish Shawbury
Unitary authority Shropshire
Ceremonial county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01939
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament North Shropshire
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Shawbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire.[1] The village is 8.4 miles (13.5 km) north east of the town of Shrewsbury, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north west of Telford and 163 miles (262 km) north west of London. The village straddles the A53 between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton.[2] The nearest railway station is at Yorton on the Welsh Marches Line for Shrewsbury/Crewe.

History

Shawbury has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085.[3] In the great book Shawbury is recorded by the name Sawesberie. The main landholders was Gerard from Earl Roger. The survey also mentions that there is church and a mill.

The parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin

There has been a church on this site since at least the 12th century, although the present church is not from that date. Many air force personnel from RAF Shawbury, an air station originally founded in 1917, are buried in the churchyard, which contains 32 Commonwealth War Graves, 5 from World War I and 27 from World War II.[4]

Village Facts

The village is home to RAF Shawbury, a helicopter airfield for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. The River Roden flows through the village. The village of Moreton Corbet, with its castle, is just to the north. Shawbury's football club is Shawbury United FC.[5]

Weather station

The main weather station for Shropshire is located in the village.[6]

References

  1. ↑ OS Explorer Map 241, Shrewsbury, Wem, Shawbury & Baschurch. ISBN 978-0-319-46276-8
  2. ↑ Shrewsbury & Telford Street Atlas, ISBN 978-1-84348-389-2
  3. ↑ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Shropshire, Shawbury, page 230, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
  4. ↑ CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown of figures obtained from count of casualty list accompanying.
  5. ↑ Shawbury FC
  6. ↑ Observations

External links

Media related to Shawbury at Wikimedia Commons


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