Minsterley
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Minsterley is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is home to a large dairy operated by St. Ivel foods.
The dairy currently employs nearly 500 people. Village amenities includes, a school, two public houses, a petrol station/supermarket, village stores, post office, florist, and fish and chip shop. The Parish Hall is one of the largest village halls in Shropshire.
Nearby is the larger village of Pontesbury and the hill range, the Stiperstones. The Rea Brook flows nearby and the smaller Minsterley Brook flows through the centre of the village.
The parish church of Holy Trinity was built at the end of the 17th Century, by the Thynne family of Longleat and houses an internationally famous collection of Maiden's Garlands. The exterior of the west end of the Church is notable for the stonework memento mori, which include skull and crossbones and hourglasses.
Minsterley is in the Rea Valley ward of Shrewsbury and Atcham borough.
The Minsterley branch line once ran from Minsterley to Pontesbury and then on to Hanwood.
Little Minsterley is a hamlet on the northeastern edge of the village, which was founded in 1901.
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