Dudleston Heath (Criftins)

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Dudleston Heath
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Dudleston Heath
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ368367
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ELLESMERE
Postcode district SY12
Dialling code 01691
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52°55′26″N2°56′24″W / 52.924°N 2.940°W / 52.924; -2.940 Coordinates: 52°55′26″N2°56′24″W / 52.924°N 2.940°W / 52.924; -2.940

Dudleston Heath (also referred to as Criftins) is a village in north-west Shropshire, England. It is located on the B5068 road between Ellesmere and St Martin's and is part of Ellesmere Rural civil parish. The Wales-England border is just to the north.

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Activities

The village has a village hall which hosts regular events such as coffee mornings, open days and other fund raising activities. These are arranged by the Events Committee. There are also regular user groups such as the Women's Institute, senior citizens and bingo as well as card playing groups. There is also a franchised pub called the 'Parish Pump'. The hall possesses facilities for snooker, tennis and crown green bowls, as well as having a football pitch and beautiful allotments which are an asset to the community. The Parish Pump pub and hall have in the past played host to a small country music festival and a village fete.

The village has a football team of the same name which plays in Shrewsbury Sunday League.

Industry

The village consists of a local post office (now situated inside the Parish Hall), and a working men's club, in addition to the Parish Hall. The main source of income in the area is farming which provides jobs for many people of the local area. The reason for the high amount of farming is that the majority of land in the area is taken up by fields and the high clay content in the ground provides minerals for the growth of crops. Others from the community commute to nearby towns such as Ellesmere, Oswestry or Shrewsbury as the village is served by the 53 bus route stopping outside the Parish Hall.

Church

The village's Church of England parish church of St Matthew is beside the road from Ellesmere to St Martin's. The churchyard contains the village's war memorial, a red stone cross unveiled in 1921, remains of a Saxon preaching cross, and a yew tree with a girth of 20 ft and thought (in 2013) to be over 1,000 years old. Indoors is a Roll of Honour and framed list of local men who were on active service in World War I. [1]

Education

The village also has a primary school, which has been expanded over the years. Many of its pupils then go on to Lakelands Academy in Ellesmere travelling on the 53 bus.

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton Publications. p. 176. ISBN   978-1-909644-11-3.
  2. ↑ Trinder, Barrie (1983). A History of Shropshire. Phillimore & Co Ltd. p. 113. ISBN   0-85033-475-6.
  3. ↑ "De Gaulle Dead (main story) The year of exile in Salop [ie Shropshire] (sub story)". Shropshire Star. 10 November 1970. p. 1.The village is named as Criftins.
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