Craven Arms
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| Population | 2,289 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Shropshire |
| Shire county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRAVEN ARMS |
| Postcode district | SY7 |
| Dial code | 01584 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Ludlow |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Shropshire | |
Craven Arms is a small town in South Shropshire, Shropshire, England. The 2001 census recorded 2,289 people living in the town's parish.
It lies on the A49 and has a railway station which is on the Shrewsbury to Hereford Welsh Marches Line as well as being the starting point of the Heart of Wales Line. Nearby towns are Clun, Church Stretton and Ludlow.
A tourist attraction is the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, which explores the landscape and wildlife of the Shropshire hills and includes a "virtual balloon ride" over South Shropshire. Tourists also come for the scenery of the nearby hills (Long Mynd) and forests.
Craven Arms is a relatively new town (for Shropshire), being only a small village "Newton" on a map of 1695. Newtown is still the name for the southern half of the present day town, while the northern half is called Newington. It probably takes its name from the Craven Arms Hotel, situated on the junction between the A49 and the B4368 roads, which in turn is named after the Lords Craven (who historically owned Stokesay Castle in nearby Stokesay).
The town has recently gone through a phase of expansion and this looks set to continue. [1]
The River Onny flows to the town's east and just over the river is the small village of Halford.
| Unitary authorities: | Telford and Wrekin |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Bridgnorth • North Shropshire • Oswestry • Shrewsbury and Atcham • South Shropshire |
| Cities/Towns: | Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Dawley • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Madeley • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oakengates • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford • Wellington • Wem • Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire |
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