Dorrington, Shropshire
Dorrington is a large village in Shropshire, England, it is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Shrewsbury. The population of the village was estimated as being 619 in 2008.[1]
| Dorrington | |
|---|---|
 Dorrington | |
  Dorrington Location within Shropshire | |
| Population | 619 in 2008 |
| OS grid reference | SJ476031 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY5 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The Cound Brook flows to the east of the village, and to the southwest is Netley Hall and Netley Old Hall Farm. The A49 road runs through the village, which has a number of businesses located both in a small business park and along the main road. The public house, The Horseshoes, is a Grade II listed building.[2][3] The village also has a Persian restaurant, a convenience store, a butcher's shop, a post office and numerous other small businesses. There is also a primary school and a village hall. The village Church of England church is dedicated to Saint Edward.[4]
To the east is Ryton. Both Ryton and Dorrington lie in the civil parish of Condover. Dorrington forms a ward of the parish and sends four councillors to the parish council.
Railways
The village did once have a railway station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. The station is now closed, although the modern Welsh Marches Line still runs through the village. On the site of the station's goods yard, which is located just to the east of the village, is now an oil depot and a plant hire depot.
Other public transport
Minsterley Motors route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow and vice versa) runs through Dorrington, on its way between Condover (to the northeast) and the Strettons (to the south). The service runs Monday-Saturday.[5]
Notable people
William Farr (1807–1883), epidemiologist and one of the founders of medical statistics, was effectively adopted, at the age of two, by a local squire, Joseph Pryce, when Farr and his family moved to Dorrington from Kenley.[6] Pryce died in November 1828, and left Farr £500, which allowed him to study medicine in France and Switzerland.[7]
See also
- Listed buildings in Condover
- Dorrington Lane, an unrelated hamlet, in the extreme north-east of the county, near Woore
References
- ONS MYE Population Estimates 2008
- "THE HORSESHOES, Condover - 1175949 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- "Dorrington's Horseshoes". d-horseshoes.
- "Dorrington: St Edward - Diocese of Hereford". www.hereford.anglican.org.
- Minsterley Motors Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine 435 Service
- Dunn, P. M. (1 July 2002). "Dr William Farr of Shropshire (1807–1883): obstetric mortality and training". Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 87 (1): F67–F69. doi:10.1136/fn.87.1.F67. PMID 12091298 – via fn.bmj.com.
- Luckin, Bill. "Arnott, Neil". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/694. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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