Whixall
Whixall is a locality in Shropshire, West Midlands, England. Whixall is situated nearby to the hamlet Welsh End, as well as near Abbey Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prees railway station and Church of St Mary.
Prees railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mike Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prees railway station serves the village of Prees in Shropshire, England, although the station is a mile to the west of the village and in the parish of Wem Rural. Prees railway station is situated 2 miles east of Whixall.
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 and civil parish 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.
Prees
Village
Photo: Mike Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prees is a village and civil parish in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood". Prees is situated 3 miles east of Whixall.
Whixall
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9069° or 52° 54′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.7409° or 2° 44′ 27″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C4VW745+QJGeoNames ID
7297121
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