Heath, Shropshire

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Heath
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Postcode district SY7
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52°27′58″N2°39′00″W / 52.466°N 2.650°W / 52.466; -2.650 Coordinates: 52°27′58″N2°39′00″W / 52.466°N 2.650°W / 52.466; -2.650

Heath is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Clee Hills area of Shropshire, England.

The settlement and wider rural area historically had a larger population than now, especially in medieval times. Heath Chapel is a Norman Grade I Listed building. [1] The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2017 and merged with Abdon to form Abdon and Heath. [2]

Nearby are the larger settlements of Bouldon and Clee St. Margaret. Heath lies at approximately 240 metres (790 ft) above sea level. [3]

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References

  1. Heath Chapel
  2. "The Shropshire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Abdon and Heath) Order 2016" (PDF). Lgbce. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. Ordnance Survey mapping