Barrow, Shropshire

Barrow

Almshouses in Barrow, Shropshire
Barrow
Barrow shown within Shropshire
Population 680 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ658000
Civil parish
  • Barrow
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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

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

  1. ↑ Area: Barrow CP (Parish), Office for National Statistics, 28 April 2004
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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