In recent years volunteer members of the Community Group have transformed Church Stretton into the Town of Flags: thanks to local grants they have purchased over 120 flags – English, Union and foreign – and these are regularly flown in the town centre on special occasions throughout the year. Sir John Thynne (c.1515 in Church Stretton – 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552) and a member of parliament. That is 574 more than the previous projections by the ONS. Today the modern A49 road, which was constructed on its current alignment through the Stretton Gap in the late 1930s, runs along a similar course to the Roman Road. #cd { Population statistics in maps and charts for countries, counties, districts, wards, parishes, cities and conurbations in the United Kingdom. Also, Comley Quarry is about 2.5 miles (4 km) from the town and the first site in the British Isles where trilobites were recorded. [36] In the 2009 council elections the electorate of this ward returned two councillors, both Conservative. [78], Stephen Laurie, a notable amateur astronomer, lives in the area and has discovered a number of asteroids from observatories at Church Stretton and nearby Ragdon (the area not suffering from much light pollution). [68] The two schools neighbour one other and are situated just off Shrewsbury Road, on the northern edge of Church Stretton. The current search was set to show towns with a population over 500. It is Shropshire's highest public road, reaching 492 metres (1,614 ft) above sea level and passing close to the highest point of the Long Mynd, called Pole Bank (516 m).

This page will help you find a list of the nearest surrounding towns, villages, cities nearby or within a 45 mile distance (72.41 km) of Shrewsbury (Shropshire) to the north, south, east, or west of Shrewsbury; typically within a one to two hour commute or drive. The villages of All Stretton and Little Stretton remain separate settlements to Church Stretton. [45] It is a notable local employer[46] as is the polymer laboratories off Essex Road, currently owned by Agilent Technologies[47] (until 2009 by Varian). The area is popular with mountain bikers, due to the number of bridleways and country lanes in the hilly countryside.[44]. Contents: Settlements The population of all built-up areas (or their subdivisions) in the West Midlands with 500 inhabitants or more. Apart from the clubhouse, putting green and first hole, the course is situated on common land owned by the National Trust (who own most of the Long Mynd upland area). color: #ff0000; Price per gallon: £ Assuming you averaged a speed of MPH it would take about ** . The town benefits from tourism, which is a growth industry in the area, as well as attracting local trade. With the building of the railway line and station in 1852, the town began to grow towards the new station, along what is today Sandford Avenue. The historic core of the town lies around the parish church and along the High Street. [9] Much of the town was destroyed by fire in 1593[10] and many of the present half timbered buildings in the town centre date from the time of the rebuilding. This car park was at one time an open-air swimming pool. Last Modified: Sat, 01 Aug 2020 16:01:15 - Next scheduled update Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:41:15. color: green; World's End is where the Ludlow Road curves round the foot of the hillside to the south of the Long Mynd Hotel. I would like to buy adspace now.

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