Ford, Shropshire
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Ford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire
, England
.
It is west of the county town
of Shrewsbury
, just off the A458
and near to the River Severn
, at . The Royal Mail
postcode is SY5. There is one pub in Ford, The Cross Gates, to the west. The Pavement Gates (previously The Owen Glendower), is now an Indian restaurant called Saffron Cottage, situated next to the Shell Garage. The garage now includes a small shop, the only one in the village.
Ford has a primary school, Trinity CE Primary, which was formed through merging the schools of Ford, Yockleton
and Wattlesbrough.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It is west of the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, just off the A458
A458 road
The A458 is a route on the UK highway network that runs from Mallwyd, near Machynlleth, in Wales, to Halesowen, near Stourbridge, in England. On the way it passes through Welshpool, Shrewsbury, Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth and Stourbridge.-Welshpool to Shrewsbury:...
and near to the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
, at . The Royal Mail
Royal Mail
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postcode is SY5. There is one pub in Ford, The Cross Gates, to the west. The Pavement Gates (previously The Owen Glendower), is now an Indian restaurant called Saffron Cottage, situated next to the Shell Garage. The garage now includes a small shop, the only one in the village.
Ford has a primary school, Trinity CE Primary, which was formed through merging the schools of Ford, Yockleton
Yockleton
Yockleton is a village in Shropshire, England.It is west of the county town of Shrewsbury, just off the B4386 road to Montgomery and near to the River Severn....
and Wattlesbrough.