Berrington | |
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Berrington Parish Church | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 30 (2001 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ5275006940 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01743 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Shropshire Council |
Berrington is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 30, though the parish, which also includes the larger village of Cross Houses and other settlements such as Betton Strange and Cantlop, had a population of 805 in total. [1]
The village is about five miles SE of Shrewsbury. The local newsletter, The Village Pump, is distributed bi-monthly. There is a phone box and a village hall.
A notable feature in the parish is Cantlop Bridge.
A damaged wooden effigy in the parish church (All Saints) is known locally as 'Old Scriven'. It is said that he once fought a lion, hence his damaged face. [2]
Berrington Manor is a Grade II* listed 17th century timber-framed house, located opposite All Saints church.
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High Ercall, also known in the past as Ercall Magna, is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The civil parish is still called Ercall Magna, and had a total population of 1,679 at the 2001 census, reducing to 1,639 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the villages of Rowton, Ellerdine and Cold Hatton, and a number of hamlets including Cotwall, Osbaston, Poynton and Roden. Its name is locally pronounced "Arkel".
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Pitchford is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is located between Cantlop and Acton Burnell and stands on an affluent of the River Severn. Pitchford takes its name from a bituminous spring/pitch in the village, located near The Row Brook. It is also home to one of the most notable Elizabethan houses in Britain- Pitchford Hall. The Church of St Michael and All Angels stands near to the house which contains a carved oak 13th century effigy of Sir John de Pitchford. It is also the name for the civil parish.
Cantlop is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is part of the civil parish of Berrington.
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All Saints Church is in the village of Berrington, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of twelve other parishes to form the Wenlock Team of Parishes. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
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Berrington is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 43 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Berrington, Betton Strange, Cross Houses, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings, many of them dating from the 17th century or before, and basically timber framed. There are two listed churches, the older church All Saints Church, Berrington also having listed structures in the churchyard. In addition, the listed buildings include two bridges, a former hospital, a milestone and a milepost, a number of pumps, some with associated troughs, and a war memorial.
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