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Pontesbury
The Red Lion Pub in 2007, before it became offices. In the background at left can be seen the tower of Pontesbury Parish Church.
Pontesbury is located in Shropshire
Pontesbury
Pontesbury
Location within Shropshire
Population1,873 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ397061
Civil parish
  • Pontesbury
Unitary authority
  • Shropshire
Ceremonial county
  • Shropshire
Region
  • West Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY5
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Shrewsbury & Atcham
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°38′56″N 2°53′17″W / 52.649°N 2.888°W / 52.649; -2.888

Pontesbury (/pɒntsbəri/ PONTS-bər-ee) is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, and is approximately eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,873 and the parish had a population of 3,227. The village of Minsterley is just over a mile further southwest. The A488 road runs through the village, on its way from Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle. The Rea Brook flows close by to the north with the village itself nestling on the northern edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB. Shropshire Council in their 2015 Place Plan detail the development strategy and refer to Pontesbury and neighbouring Minsterley as towns.[2]

  1. ^ "Pontesbury (Shropshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ "Minsterley and Pontesbury Place Plan" (PDF). Shropshire Council. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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Pontesbury railway station

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Asterley

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historically a township of the large parish of Pontesbury, and is still part of the civil parish of Pontesbury. It consists of some 50 houses, including some...

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Diocese of Hereford

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Longden

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was originally built before 1569 as a chapel to the parish church at Pontesbury. (Longden was part of that parish until it became an ecclesiastical parish...

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Arscott

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Martinali, Richard. Pontesbury Parish 2012. Pontesbury 2012 Guide Committee. p. 16. Gaydon & Lawson, A.T. & J.B. (1982). A History of Pontesbury. Shropshire Libraries...

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Mary Webb School and Science College

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coeducational secondary school located in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England. Founded in 1957, it was originally titled Pontesbury Secondary Modern School. In 1977...

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Charles Octavius Head

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Shropshire County Cricket League

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Mary Webb

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which connect Craven Arms with Ludlow, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury and Pontesbury. There are three main visitor attractions in the Craven Arms civil parish...

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SY postcode area

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