Asterley
Asterley is a village in Shropshire, England. Its name, derived from Old English, means "the eastern clearing in the forest". It was historically a township of the large parish of Pontesbury, and is still part of the civil parish of Pontesbury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Asterley, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Asterley Methodist Chapel and Church of St Mary.
Asterley Methodist Chapel
Church
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asterley Methodist Chapel is a church.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles northwest of Asterley.
Caus Castle
Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caus Castle is a ruin of a hill fort and medieval castle in the civil parish of Westbury in the English county of Shropshire. It is situated up on the eastern foothills of the Long Mountain guarding the route from Shrewsbury, Shropshire to Montgomery, Powys, on the border between England and Wales. Caus Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Asterley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malehurst and Minsterley.
Malehurst
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malehurst is a hamlet in Shropshire, England between the large villages of Pontesbury and Minsterley and north of the small village of Asterley. It is within the civil parish of Pontesbury.
Minsterley
Village
Photo: al partington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minsterley is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. In the 2011 census, its population was 1,777. Minsterley lies one mile south-west of Pontesbury and 10 miles south-west of Shrewsbury.
Stoney Stretton
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoney Stretton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, west of Shrewsbury. It is situated just off the B4386 road between the villages of Yockleton and Westbury. Stoney Stretton is situated 2 miles north of Asterley.
Asterley
- Category: locality
- Location: Pontesbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.65649° or 52° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.92697° or 2° 55′ 37″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Open location code
9C4VM34F+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 264565012OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Asterley” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Asterley”
- French: “Asterley”
- Irish: “Asterley”
- Polish: “Asterley”
- Welsh: “Asterley”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Minsterley Methodist Church and Minsterley Fire Station.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Asterley”. Photo: Paul Beaman, CC BY-SA 2.0.