Wem Urban

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".

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.

Wem Castle

Archaeological site

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Wem Castle is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loppington and Clive.

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 west of Wem Urban.

Clive

Village

Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clive is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Clive is situated around the west side of Grinshill Hill. Grinshill sandstone, from the nearby quarry at Grinshill is used throughout the village for building material from walls and houses to the village church. Clive is situated 3 miles south of Wem Urban.

Wem Urban

Type: Locality
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.8568° or 52° 51′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.7242° or 2° 43′ 27″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

9C4VV74G+P8

GeoNames ID

7297740

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