Wem Rural

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Wem Rural
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The church in Newtown
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Wem Rural
Location within Shropshire
Population1,747 (2021 census)
OS grid reference SJ535312
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
Website Parish Council
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UK
England
Shropshire
52°52′34″N2°41′35″W / 52.876°N 2.693°W / 52.876; -2.693

Wem Rural is a large civil parish in Shropshire, England that encircles, but does not include, the market town of Wem. Its settlements include the villages of Aston and Barkers Green (east of Wem), Coton, Edstaston, Quina Brook and Pepperstreet (north of Wem), Horton, Newtown, Wolverley and Northwood (northwest of Wem) and Tilley (south of Wem). Prees railway station is also in the parish. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 1,747. [1]

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The parish is part of Wem electoral division, which also includes the town and the parish of Whixall. [2] The division elects two members of Shropshire Council. [3]

The parish was formed in 1900 from the outer part of the parish of Wem, the inner part of which became the parish of Wem Urban in the Wem urban district. Wem Rural was part of Wem Rural District until 1967, when the rural district was abolished and became part of North Shropshire Rural District. [4] From 1974 to 2009 it was part of North Shropshire district.

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References

  1. "Wem Rural: population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. "Your Councillors". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. "Wem Rural CP". A Vision of Britain through Time . University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 January 2025.