Quabbs

Crossroads at Quabbs, Shropshire.

Quabbs is a small, scattered hamlet in the southwest of Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. The name, which also occurs in Gloucestershire as a field name, is possibly derived from the Old English word cwabba, "marsh".[1]

It is located in the rural civil parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn. The nearest village is Newcastle.

Quabbs lies at 390m above sea level.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, A. H. The place-names of Gloucestershire, IV, English Place-Name society, 1965, p.117

External links

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Coordinates: 52°24′57″N 3°10′2″W / 52.41583°N 3.16722°W