Uffington, Shropshire

Uffington
Uffington village
Uffington Uffington shown within Shropshire
Population	234 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ530139
Civil parish	Uffington
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY4
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham
List of places UK England Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 2°41′42″W / 52.721°N 2.695°W / 52.721; -2.695

Uffington viewed from Haughmond Hill with the River Severn and A49 road visible.

The Corbet Arms in Uffington.

Uffington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234.^[1] It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at grid reference SJ53151395.

Uffington is home to a church and a pub, the Corbet Arms. The Shrewsbury to Newport Canal once ran through the village. Within the parish lie the grade I listed ruins of Haughmond Abbey.^[2]

The 1997 Grand National winner, Lord Gyllene was trained by Steve Brookshaw in the village.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
↑ "Haughmond Abbey, Uffington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

Ceremonial county of Shropshire

Unitary authorities	Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council

Major settlements	Bishop's Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Clun Craven Arms Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Much Wenlock Newport Oswestry Shifnal Shrewsbury Telford (Dawley Madeley Oakengates Wellington) Wem Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire

Rivers	Camlad Clun Corve Ledwyche Onny Perry Rea Rea Brook Redlake Roden Severn Teme Tern Unk Vyrnwy Worfe

Canals	Llangollen Canal Montgomery Canal Shrewsbury Canal Shropshire Union Canal

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Settlements on the River Severn between Llandrinio and Ironbridge (heading downstream)

Llandrinio Ford Montford Shrewsbury Uffington Atcham Wroxeter Cound Cressage Buildwas Ironbridge

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Uffington, Shropshire

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