Stowe, Shropshire

Stowe
St. Michael's church, Stowe
Stowe Location within Shropshire
Population	140 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO310735
Civil parish	Stowe
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNIGHTON
Postcode district	LD7
Dialling code	01547
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°21′18″N3°00′43″W / 52.355°N 3.012°W / 52.355; -3.012

Stowe or Stow is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England.

The parish has a border with Wales and the Welsh town of Knighton is less than two miles to the southwest of the village; a very small part of the town (including Knighton station) actually lies within Stowe parish and Shropshire. The population of the civil ward in the United Kingdom Census of 2011 was 140. In the 2021 census the population has dropped to 120 in 60 households. ^[1]

Also nearby is the Salopian village of Bucknell and the Welsh hamlet of Milebrook.

The A488 passes through the parish and the A4113 road passes nearby.

Parish meeting

Instead of a parish council it has a parish meeting; this is due to the very small population of the parish. The parish is represented by an elected chairman, these have been

• Mrs Peggy Pickup 1981 - 1991
• Mrs M L Blyghton 1991 - 1993
• Bill Parker 1993 - 1994
• Brenda Sadler 1994 - 2003
• Liz Trow 2003 - 2007
• Connor Birch 2007 - 2012
• Roger Casstles 2012 - 2016
• Colin Bentley 2016 - 2023
• Jimmy Garnier 2023 -

See also

• Listed buildings in Stowe, Shropshire

References

1. "Civil Parish Population 2011/2021" . Retrieved 6 June 2023.