Barrow, Shropshire
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 Almshouses in Barrow, Shropshire |
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| Population | 680 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ658000 |
| Civil parish | Barrow |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TELFORD |
| Postcode district | TF12 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Ludlow |
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Coordinates: 52°35′50″N 2°30′22″W / 52.597235°N 2.506235°W
Barrow is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England, some 5 miles south of Telford between Ironbridge and Much Wenlock.
Although Barrow itself consists of a church and just a few dwellings, the parish extends from Broseley to the eastern edge of Much Wenlock; it also includes the hamlet of Willey and Benthall. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 636,[1] increasing at the 2011 Census to 680.[2]
Site of Arlescott village.
Barrow is a short distance south of the site of a lost mediaeval village, Arlescott. The Jack Mytton Way runs through both Arlescott and Barrow.
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Area: Barrow CP (Parish), Office for National Statistics, 28 April 2004
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Barrow, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons
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