Wroxeter and Uppington
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Wroxeter and Uppington is a civil parish in the English
England
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 county of Shropshire
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...

. It lies mainly between 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...

 and the old A5 (now the B5061) and stretches from Atcham
Atcham
Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4380 , 5 miles south east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows around the village...

 to The Wrekin
The Wrekin
The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Rising to a height of above the Shropshire Plain, it is a prominent and well-known landmark, marking the entrance to Shropshire...

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The main villages are Wroxeter
Wroxeter
Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington and is located in the Severn Valley about south-east of Shrewsbury.-History:...

 and Uppington
Uppington
Uppington is a village in the English county of Shropshire. It lies in the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington....

. Also forming part of the parish are the hamlets of Rushton, Charlton Hill, Donnington
Donnington, Shropshire
Donnington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington.It lies near to Charlton Hill, which rises to above sea level.- External links :...

, Eyton
Eyton on Severn
Eyton on Severn is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is located on a ridge above the northern bank of the River Severn. The significant tributory of the Cound Brook joins the Severn at Eyton, albeit on the opposite bank....

 and Dryton, as well as Atcham
Atcham
Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4380 , 5 miles south east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows around the village...

 Business Park/Industrial Estate.

The parish has an active cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

club, the Wroxeter & Uppingham CC. Formed in 1906, it was originally based in Donnington, and now has a ground in Uppingham.
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