Preston upon the Weald Moors

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Preston upon the Weald Moors
Village
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Preston upon the Weald Moors
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Preston upon the Weald Moors
Location within Shropshire
Population204 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference SJ681151
Civil parish
  • Preston upon the Weald Moors
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TELFORD
Postcode district TF6
Dialling code 01952
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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England
Shropshire
52°43′59″N2°28′16″W / 52.733°N 2.471°W / 52.733; -2.471

Preston upon the Weald Moors is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. According to the 2021 census. the village had a population of 204. [1] It is one of a number of villages that exist on the Weald Moors of Shropshire.

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The name Preston upon the Weald Moors (24 letters) is said to be the longest name of any village in England and is thought to have derived from the words priest and tun (meaning, enclosure, farmstead or homestead) indicating that the village may well have ecclesiastical origins.

Notable buildings

Preston Hospital

Locally known as Preston Trust homes, Preston Hospital is one of twelve Grade I listed buildings in Telford. The former Alms house was converted into upmarket apartments and houses around 2005. It was founded in 1716 by the will of Lady Catherine Herbert the daughter of the 1st Earl of Bradford. It was left as a bequest for her brother Lord Torrington to build an Almshouse in Shropshire for 12 women and 12 girls as thanksgiving for her rescue when lost in the Alps. Additional funding was provided by Lord Mountrath in 1802. [2]

St. Lawrence Church

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St. Lawrence Church

The main body of the current church of St. Lawrence in Preston was built to replace the former church between 1739 and 1742 with the keystone above the main doorway dated 1739. The chancel and vestry were added in 1853. It is a Grade II listed building.

St Lawrence C of E Primary School

St Lawrence C of E Primary School was opened in 1898. It was built on land donated by the trustees of Preston Hospital to replace an earlier school. It currently has three classes with a total of 83 pupils an improvement on the mid-1980s when the school was threatened with closure with only 29 pupils.

Canal

The Newport Branch of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal ran along the North of the village. It was in use until the 1940s when it was partially filled in. The traditional humpback canal bridge remained in place on the road north out of the village until the mid-1980s when it experiments were conducted in to the strength of these bridge. The bridge survived all tests but was demolished anyway in case unseen structural damage had occurred. All that remains is the canal turning bowl which can still be seen in the north east of the village. More substantial remains can be found at Wappenshall Junction a small hamlet approximately a mile to the west.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Preston Upon The Weald Moors (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Baugh, G C and Elrington C R. "Preston upon the Weald Moors: Charities for the poor Page 183 A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11, Telford. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1985". British History Online. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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