Montford, Shropshire

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Montford
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The small village of Montford, Shropshire
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Montford
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ417148
Civil parish
  • Montford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01743
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52°43′41″N2°51′43″W / 52.728°N 2.862°W / 52.728; -2.862 Coordinates: 52°43′41″N2°51′43″W / 52.728°N 2.862°W / 52.728; -2.862

Montford is a small village and parish in Shropshire, England.

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The village lies near the A5 road, on the north bank of the River Severn and is 3 miles north-west of the town of Shrewsbury.

At the parish church of St Chad, Robert Waring Darwin, the father of the naturalist Charles Darwin, and Susannah Darwin, his mother, are buried in the churchyard, as is Charles' sister Susan. Indoors are two parish war memorials, a marble tablet commemorating the First World War dead, and a three-light east window commemorating those of the Second World War. [1]

The parish includes the larger villages of Montford Bridge and Shrawardine.

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References

  1. Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton Publications. p. 183. ISBN   978-1-909644-11-3.