Hanwood
Encyclopedia
Hanwood is a large village in Shropshire
, England
.
It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) SW of Shrewsbury
town centre, on the A488 road
. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line
runs through the village but there is no longer a station here. It was closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe
.
Hanwood has a small shop, a pub
(the "Cock Inn"), a post office and a primary school.
The Rea Brook
flows through the village and the village is laid along the floor of a small valley.
Hanwood Bank is a smaller village adjoining Hanwood, further north on the A488 towards Shrewsbury.
Both villages form the main of the civil parish of Great Hanwood
.
The Hanwood & Cruckton Herald is a newsletter distributed free to all 550 households in Hanwood and Cruckton
four times a year with an associated website (http://hch.shropshire-west.net). The newsletter and website editor is Professor Bob Scott.
champions for the 2007-8 season and have since been promoted again to reach their present position at Step 7 of the English football pyramid
. (They also won the County League in the 2005-6 and 2006-7 seasons but chose not to change leagues.) The Reserve side currently play in the County League's Division One.
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 located 3 miles (4.8 km) SW 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...
town centre, on the A488 road
A488 road
The A488 is a route on the British highway network that runs from Penybont, near Llandrindod Wells, in Wales, to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in England. Near Shrewsbury the A488 has a junction with the A5 trunk road...
. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line
Cambrian Line
The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. The railway runs first through the central part of Wales and then along the coast of Cardigan Bay....
runs through the village but there is no longer a station here. It was closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
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Hanwood has a small shop, a pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
(the "Cock Inn"), a post office and a primary school.
The Rea Brook
Rea Brook
The name Rea Brook can refer to either of two brooks in Shropshire, England.One of the brooks, which eventually becomes the River Rea, is in southern Shropshire. It is to the east of Brown Clee Hill....
flows through the village and the village is laid along the floor of a small valley.
Hanwood Bank is a smaller village adjoining Hanwood, further north on the A488 towards Shrewsbury.
Both villages form the main of the civil parish of Great Hanwood
Great Hanwood
Great Hanwood is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.The population is 1,023 and there are 457 households. Its main settlement is the village of Hanwood....
.
The Hanwood & Cruckton Herald is a newsletter distributed free to all 550 households in Hanwood and Cruckton
Cruckton
Cruckton is a small village in Shropshire, England . Cruckton is situated approximately seven miles from Shrewsbury town centre, off the B4386 road to Montgomery, Powys...
four times a year with an associated website (http://hch.shropshire-west.net). The newsletter and website editor is Professor Bob Scott.
Hanwood United
The first incarnation of Hanwood United F.C. came about in 1890, and the team currently play in the West Midlands (Regional) League's Division One. They were the Shropshire County LeagueShropshire County Premier Football League
The Shropshire County Premier Football League is an English association football league based in the county of Shropshire...
champions for the 2007-8 season and have since been promoted again to reach their present position at Step 7 of the English football pyramid
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
. (They also won the County League in the 2005-6 and 2006-7 seasons but chose not to change leagues.) The Reserve side currently play in the County League's Division One.
See also
- CruckmeoleCruckmeoleCruckmeole is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located on the A488, near to Hanwood.The Rea Brook, historically called the Meole Brook, flows through the village.-External links:...
- PontesburyPontesburyPontesbury is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire and is approximately eight miles southwest of the county town of Shrewsbury. The village of Minsterley is just over a mile further southwest. The A488 road runs through the village, on its way from Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle...
- EdgeboldEdgeboldEdgebold is a dispersed small village on the western edge of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. It is on the A488 Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle road....