Shawbank

Shawbank is a locality in Culmington, Shropshire, England. Shawbank is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Dinchope, as well as near the locality Bache.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flounders’ Folly and Craven Arms railway station.

Flounders’ Folly

Photo: Jon Rob, Public domain.

Flounders' Folly is a tower built in 1838 on Callow Hill, near Craven Arms at the western end of Wenlock Edge in Shropshire, England. It is approximately 80 feet tall, 16 feet square and clearly visible on the skyline from the Cardiff–Crewe railway line, just north of Craven Arms, or from the A49 Shrewsbury to Hereford road.

Craven Arms railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craven Arms railway station serves the town of Craven Arms, in Shropshire, England. Until 1974, it was known as Craven Arms and Stokesay, after the nearby coaching inn and the historic settlement of Stokesay to the south. Craven Arms railway station is situated 2 miles west of Shawbank.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is a museum in southern Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is situated 2 miles west of Shawbank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halford and Culmington.

Halford

Village

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the market town of Craven Arms, on the other side of the River Onny. Halford is situated 1½ miles west of Shawbank.

Culmington

Village

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culmington is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles east of Craven Arms and 4+1⁄2 miles north of Ludlow. The village is about 330 feet above sea level, beside the River Corve, just east of the B4365 road. Culmington is situated 2 miles east of Shawbank.

Stokesay

Village

Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stokesay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Stokesay is situated 2 miles southwest of Shawbank.

Shawbank

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

52.44213° or 52° 26′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.79023° or 2° 47′ 25″ west

Elevation

548 feet (167 metres)

Open location code

9C4VC6R5+VW

GeoNames ID

13278622

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