Ford
Ford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 890. Ford lies west of the county town of Shrewsbury, just off the A458 road and near to the River Severn, at grid reference SJ413137.Places of Interest
Highlights: Church of St Michael and Rowton Castle.
Rowton Castle
Park
Rowton Castle, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England… Rowton Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Ford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montford and Shrawardine.
Ford
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Ford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.71697° or 52° 43′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.86794° or 2° 52′ 5″ west
Population
697
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB FOH
Open location code
9C4VP48J+QR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ford” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ford (distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Shropshire)”
- Cebuano: “Ford”
- Dutch: “Ford”
- French: “Ford”
- Irish: “Ford”
- Italian: “Ford (Shropshire)”
- Italian: “Ford”
- Ladin: “Ford”
- Latin: “Forda”
- Polish: “Ford”
- Spanish: “Ford”
- Swedish: “Ford, Shropshire”
- Swedish: “Ford”
- Urdu: “فورڈ، شروپشائر”
- Welsh: “Ford, Swydd Amwythig”
- Welsh: “Ford”
- “Ford”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chavel and Shoot Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ford Village Hall and St. Chad, Montford.
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Worth a closer look: Shrewsbury and Telford.
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