Merrington
Merrington is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is situated to the north of the larger village of Bomere Heath and lies in the parish of Pimhill. Nearby, to the west, is the hamlet of Old Woods.Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Merrington, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mission Chapel and Church of St Peter.
Church of St Peter
Church
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Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles north of Merrington.
St Martin’s Church
Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Preston Gubbals, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Martin’s Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Merrington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Woods and Harmer Hill.
Old Woods
Hamlet
Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Woods is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, located 4 miles to the north-west of Shrewsbury. It is alternatively known and spelt as Oldwood, Oldwoods and Old Wood.
Harmer Hill
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harmer Hill is a village in Shropshire, England located on the A528 south of Wem and north of Shrewsbury. The name Harmer comes from the two words "hare" and "mere", as there was a lake situated in a plain below the hill, but it was drained in the 15th century for farm land. Harmer Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Merrington.
Leaton
Village
Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leaton is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B5067, Shrewsbury to Baschurch road, in the parish of Pimhill. The village has an impressive church, the Holy Trinity. Leaton is situated 1½ miles south of Merrington.
Merrington
- Category: locality
- Location: Pimhill, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.78411° or 52° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.79311° or 2° 47′ 35″ westElevation
364 feet (111 metres)Open location code
9C4VQ6M4+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10844405211OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Merrington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Merrington”
- French: “Merrington”
- Irish: “Merrington”
- Polish: “Merrington”
- Welsh: “Merrington, Swydd Amwythig”
- Welsh: “Merrington”
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Localities in the Area
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