Sheinton
Sheinton is a locality in Sheinton, Shropshire, England. Sheinton is situated nearby to the village Leighton, as well as near Cressage.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul and Wenlock Priory.
Wenlock Priory
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Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference SJ625001. Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a Cluniac house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery. Wenlock Priory is situated 2½ miles south of Sheinton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cressage and Homer.
Cressage
Village
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Cressage is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is located 4 miles north-west of the nearest town Much Wenlock and 8 miles south-east of Shrewsbury.
Homer
Village
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Homer is a small village in Shropshire, England, north of the town of Much Wenlock. The name first appears in the 14th century as "Honemor". Originally common land called Homer Wood, the settlement developed from squatters' cottages encroaching on the common during the 17th century.
Harley
Village
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Harley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 163. Harley is situated 2 miles southwest of Sheinton.
Sheinton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Sheinton, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.63063° or 52° 37′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.5702° or 2° 34′ 13″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C4VJCJH+7WGeoNames ID
13278190
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