Anchor, Shropshire

Looking towards Wales

Anchor is a small and very remote village in Shropshire, England, located at grid reference SO175851. It is named after, and grew up around, the Anchor public house located there. This pub is notable for being the second highest in Shropshire, at 385m (the highest being in Cleehill). The village is the most westerly place in Shropshire. Anchor lies only 400m away from the border with Wales. The B4368 road runs through the village on its way between the towns of Clun (in England) to Newtown (in Wales). The point at which the B4368 crosses over the Nant Rhuddwr (a small river that runs along this part of the English-Welsh border) into Wales is known as Anchor Bridge. Anchor is also the most westerly settlement in England on the English-Welsh border. Anchor lies in the Clun Forest ward of South Shropshire district and is in the parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn. The Royal Mail postcode is SY7. Surrounding Anchor is Clun Forest and the River Clun, which flows towards Newcastle-on-Clun and on to the River Teme near Leintwardine, has its source just south of the village (at Foss y Rhess). There are a number of small, disused quarries in the area. The local economy is mainly agricultural, with sheep and other livestock farms. There is an Anchor Horse Fair held in the area, usually annually. Nearby is Castell Bryn Amlwyg, the remains of an ancient castle. Coordinates: 52.45759° N 3.21557° W