Hadnall

Hadnall

The village pond at Hadnall
Hadnall
 Hadnall shown within Shropshire
Population 688 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ521199
Civil parishHadnall
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01939
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNorth Shropshire
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Coordinates: 52°46′30″N 2°42′32″W / 52.775°N 2.709°W / 52.775; -2.709

Hadnall is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A49, some 9 km north-north-east of Shrewsbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 688.[1] 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.[2]

Hadnall was formerly part of the old parish of Myddle.[3]

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 7. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 820. ISBN 0-19-861357-1.Article by Philip S. Bagwell.
  3. Middle, Shropshire, GENUKI

External links

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