Uffington, Shropshire

Uffington

Uffington village
Uffington
Uffington shown within Shropshire
Population 234 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ530139
Civil parish
  • Uffington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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
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.

See also

References

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