Strefford
Strefford is a historic hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Wistanstow and is situated just off the A49 road, 2 miles north of the small town of Craven Arms.Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Strefford, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flounders’ Folly and Church of the Holy Trinity.
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 southwest of Strefford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Felhampton and Bushmoor.
Felhampton
Hamlet
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Felhampton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is around 3.5 miles north of Craven Arms, and 17 miles south of Shrewsbury. The hamlet is located by the A49 road.
Bushmoor
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bushmoor is a village in Shropshire, England. It is located in the parish of Wistanstow, 1¼ miles north of that village, and half a mile west of the A49 road.
Cheney Longville
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheney Longville is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies in the parish of Wistanstow, near the small market town of Craven Arms. It was simply called "Langfeld" in 1087, when it was owned by Shrewsbury Abbey. Cheney Longville is situated 1½ miles west of Strefford.
Strefford
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Wistanstow, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.46573° or 52° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.81981° or 2° 49′ 11″ westElevation
436 feet (133 metres)Open location code
9C4VF58J+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 1559051176OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Strefford” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Strefford”
- French: “Strefford”
- Irish: “Strefford”
- Welsh: “Strefford”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Batch Coppice and Wistanstow CofE Primary School.
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