Birtley, Shropshire

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Birtley shown within Shropshire
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode district SY6
Dialling code 01694
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52°30′40″N2°46′19″W / 52.511°N 2.772°W / 52.511; -2.772 Coordinates: 52°30′40″N2°46′19″W / 52.511°N 2.772°W / 52.511; -2.772

Birtley is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. [1] It is situated a short distance to the west of the village of Ticklerton, in countryside to the south-east of the market town of Church Stretton. It lies within the civil parish of Eaton-under-Heywood, at an altitude of 195 metres (640 ft).

Hamlet (place) small settlement in a rural area

A hamlet is a small human settlement. In different jurisdictions and geographies, hamlets may be the size of a town, village or parish, be considered a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet have roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French hamlet came to apply to small human settlements. In British geography, a hamlet is considered smaller than a village and distinctly without a church.

Shropshire County of England

Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county.

Ticklerton village in United Kingdom

Ticklerton is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is situated in countryside to the south-east of the market town of Church Stretton.

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