Whixall

Whixall

Whixall Social Centre
Whixall
Whixall shown within Shropshire
Population 795 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SJ516344
Civil parish
  • Whixall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Whitchurch
Postcode district SY13
Dialling code 01948
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Whixall is, by land area, the third largest inland village in England, civil parish in Shropshire, England, which is documented in the Domesday Book as having been in existence in 1086.[2]

The nearest towns are Whitchurch, to the north, and Wem, to the south.

The parish lies on the border with the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its close proximity to Wales is shown by a hamlet called Welsh End.

Within the parish boundaries (encompassing seven square miles) are various hamlets including Abbey Green. The Llangollen Canal of the Shropshire Union Canal and the short Prees Branch of the Ellesmere Canal run through the parish.

Evening over Whixall Marina

Prees was the intended destination of the Prees Branch, however the arm was only completed as far as Quina Brook. The arm is now known as the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal, and is navigavable for about a mile to Whixall Marina. The remaining 3/4 mile is still followable on the towpath as it passes through Prees Branch Canal Nature Reserve.[3] The canal is crossed by Dobson's Bridge, a fixed humpback bridge, which was classified in 1987 as a Grade Il listed building.[4] It is also crossed by the listed Stark's Bridge, currently undergoing restoration.[5]

Adjacent to Whixall is Whixall Moss, part of Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, the third largest lowland raised bog in Britain, a rare habitat and the home of a number of rare species.[6]

A sign on a typical rural lane shows the way to some of the Whixall points of interest.

The Shropshire Way long distance footpath runs through Whixall.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Open Domesday, Place: Whixall", Retrieved on 26 January 2017
  3. ↑ http://www.wild-net.org/ukwebsite/TWTReserveDetails2.aspx?id=2974
  4. ↑ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-428422-shropshire-union-canal-edstaston-branch-
  5. ↑ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1244333
  6. ↑ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/whixallweb/moss.htm

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