Great Ryton

Great Ryton
Great Ryton
	The Fox Inn public house, Little Ryton
	Great Ryton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ488034
Civil parish	Condover ;
Unitary authority	Shropshire ;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire ;
Region	West Midlands ;
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	Shrewsbury and Atcham ;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°37′34″N2°45′22″W / 52.626°N 2.756°W

Last updated November 12, 2024

Great Ryton is a small village in Shropshire, England, to the south of Shrewsbury.

Together with the neighbouring hamlet of Little Ryton and Ryton Grove, the combined community is often referred to as simply "Ryton". (Not to be confused however with the village and parish of Ryton, which also is in Shropshire but in the former Bridgnorth district.) Ryton lies at around 106m above sea level. The population was estimated as being 142 in 2008.^[1]

Parish

Ryton lies within the civil parish of Condover, a village to the north. The parish is subdivided into a number of wards, one of which is Ryton, which sends one councillor to the parish council.

Amenities and features

In Little Ryton is a public house called "The Fox".^[2]

In Great Ryton is a small red-brick "Ryton Mission Church", the size of a chapel, which forms part of the Condover ecclesiastical parish and is dedicated to Saint Thomas.

In Little Ryton is the Ryton Village Hall.

Transport

Minsterley Motors route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow and vice versa) runs through the area and calls at Great Ryton. The service runs Mondays-Saturdays.^[3]

Regional Cycle Route 32/33 passes through Great Ryton and Little Ryton, on its way from Condover to Longnor.

Notable residents

Josiah Oldfield, the lawyer, physician and advocate of fruitarian diet, was born at Great Ryton in 1863.^[4] Freddie Fox (jockey), was born at Great Ryton in 1888.^[5] Two unrelated Admirals who each became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, had their homes in Great Ryton after retirement. Sir Cecil Thursby, a distinguished commander in World War I, lived at The Styche until his death in 1936,^[6] while World War II veteran Sir Richard Onslow lived at Ryton Grove until his death in 1975.^[7] General Sir Peter de la Billiere (born 1934), who ultimately commanded the British contingent in the First Gulf War, lived at Ryton at time he enlisted in the British Army.^[8]

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References

↑ ONS MYE Population Estimates 2008
↑ Shropshire Public Houses, last retrieved 10/4/2012
↑ Minsterley Motors Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine 435 Service
↑ Smith, Virginia. "Oldfield, Josiah (1863–1953)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40999.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ ""Freddy" Fox's Death - Links with Salop Village". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 14 December 1945. p. 5.
↑ "Death of Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby. Great Shropshire Sailor. Distinguished War Service. Commanded Fleet which covered Gallipoli Landings". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 29 May 1936. p. 9.Obituary.
↑ "Obituary: Sir Richard Onslow – Redoubtable Navy Captain". The Times . 18 December 1975. p. 14.
↑ "Veterans march with standard for final time as it is given to museum: Proud moment as those who fought in the Korean War remember their heroic efforts: Memory of county training for General Sir Peter". Shropshire Star. 18 November 2021. pp. 6–7.Report by Toby Neal on laying up of Shropshire branch standard of the British Korea Veterans Association, which de la Billiere attended.

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[1] ONS MYE Population Estimates 2008

[2] Shropshire Public Houses, last retrieved 10/4/2012

[3] Minsterley Motors Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine 435 Service

[4] Smith, Virginia. "Oldfield, Josiah (1863–1953)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40999.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[5] ""Freddy" Fox's Death - Links with Salop Village". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 14 December 1945. p. 5.

[sc-6] "Death of Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby. Great Shropshire Sailor. Distinguished War Service. Commanded Fleet which covered Gallipoli Landings". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 29 May 1936. p. 9.Obituary.

[times-7] "Obituary: Sir Richard Onslow – Redoubtable Navy Captain". The Times . 18 December 1975. p. 14.

[8] "Veterans march with standard for final time as it is given to museum: Proud moment as those who fought in the Korean War remember their heroic efforts: Memory of county training for General Sir Peter". Shropshire Star. 18 November 2021. pp. 6–7.Report by Toby Neal on laying up of Shropshire branch standard of the British Korea Veterans Association, which de la Billiere attended.

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