Wem Rural
Wem Rural is a large civil parish in Shropshire, England that encircles, but does not include, the market town of Wem. Its settlements include the villages of Aston and Barkers Green, Coton, Edstaston, Quina Brook and Pepperstreet, Horton, Newtown, Wolverley and Northwood and Tilley. Prees railway station is also in the parish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 1,750 residents
- Description: civil parish in Shropshire, UK
- Also known as: “Wem Rural (civil parish), Shropshire” and “Wem Rural, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wem railway station and Wem Town Hall.
Wem railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wem railway station serves the town of Wem in Shropshire, England. The station is 10¾ miles north of Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line to Crewe. The station has two platforms.
Wem Town Hall
Arts center
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wem Town Hall is a building in the market-town of Wem in Shropshire, England. It is currently used as a venue for music and dance concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions.
St Mary’s Church, Edstaston
Church
Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the village of Edstaston, in the civil parish of Wem Rural, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wem and Whixall.
Wem
Photo: Jennymutual, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wem is a market town in the civil parish of Wem Urban, in Shropshire, England, 9 miles north of Shrewsbury and 9 miles south of Whitchurch. The name is derived from the Old English term wamm, meaning "marsh".
Whixall
Village
Photo: Peter Fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whixall is, by land area, the third largest inland village in England and a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is documented in the Domesday Book as having been in existence in 1086. Whixall is situated 2½ miles north of Wem Rural.
Loppington
Village
Photo: John Harding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loppington is a village and parish in Shropshire, England, situated a few miles west of Wem. The population of the parish is 576 and there are 206 households. Loppington is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wem Rural.
Wem Rural
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Wem Rural” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wem Rural”
- Chinese: “韦姆乡村”
- Irish: “Wem (Tuath)”
- Swedish: “Wem Rural”
- Turkish: “Wem Rural”
- Welsh: “Wem Rural”
- “Wem Rural”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wem Rec and Wem Castle.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Wem Rural”. Photo: Victor Chetta, CC BY 2.0.