Cruckmeole
Cruckmeole is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located on the A488, near to Hanwood. It is within the civil parish of Pontesbury.
The Cambrian Line railway passes close to the village on its way from Shrewsbury to the west Wales coast. There was a junction from which ran the Minsterley branch line, created in 1861, passing through Pontesbury and terminating in Minsterley but this closed, as a result of the Beeching Axe, in 1967.
A residential school, Cruckton Hall, is located near the village. The building of a former primary school within the village, built 1872 but closed in 1969, now serves as Cruckton Village Hall.
The Rea Brook, historically called the Meole Brook, flows through the village.
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Coordinates: 52°40′47″N 2°50′31″W / 52.67972°N 2.84194°W