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  Craven Arms shown within Shropshire |
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| Population | 2,289 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Shropshire |
| Shire county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRAVEN ARMS |
| Postcode district | SY7 |
| Dialling code | 01584 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Ludlow |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Shropshire | |
Craven Arms is a small town and civil parish in South Shropshire, England. The town is surrounded to the north by the Shropshire Hills AONB, and to the south is the fortified manor house Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is located on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches and Heart of Wales railway lines, which connect it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively. The town has a small railway station.
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History
Craven Arms is a relatively new town (for Shropshire), being only a small village "Newton" on a map of 1695. The settlement grew when the railways came during the mid to late 19th Century. Newton is still the name for the southeastern part of the present day town, while the northern part is called Newington or New Inn (another small village which existed prior to the town). The town takes its name from the Craven Arms Hotel, situated on the junction of the A49 and B4368 roads, which in turn is named after the Lords Craven (who owned nearby Stokesay Castle). The civil parish of Craven Arms was formed from two older parishes — Stokesay and Halford. Small parts of the settlement overlap into neighbouring Wistanstow and Sibdon Carwood parishes.
Present and Future
The town has recently gone through a phase of expansion and this looks set to continue with South Shropshire District Council stating that they wish to see the town become the district's second main market town (after Ludlow) by 2026.
Location
Nearby towns are Bishop's Castle, Clun, Church Stretton and Ludlow. The River Onny flows to the town's east and just over the river is the small village of Halford. To the south is the small village of Stokesay.
Tourism
There are a number tourist attractions in the area:
- The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, which explores the landscape and wildlife of the Shropshire hills and includes a "virtual balloon ride" over South Shropshire.
- Stella Mitchell's Land of Lost Content Museum has recently opened in Craven Arms. It is a collection of 20th century memorabilia.
- Stokesay castle. Stokesay Castle is the finest and best preserved 13th century fortified manor house in England
Famous and former residents
- Bruce Chatwin wrote On the Black Hill whilst staying at Cwm Hall near the town.[1]
- The film Atonement was filmed in part near Stokesay.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2004/06/12/pwrit12.xml
- ^ Daily Telegraph. Joe Wright: a new movie master. Retrieved on 24 August 2007.
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| Unitary authorities | Telford and Wrekin |
| Boroughs or districts | Bridgnorth • North Shropshire • Oswestry • Shrewsbury and Atcham • South Shropshire |
| Cities and towns | Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford (Dawley • Madeley • Oakengates • Wellington) • Wem • Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire |
| Rivers | Clun • Onny • Perry • Rea • Rea Brook • Roden • Severn • Teme • Tern • Unk • Vyrnwy |
| Topics | History • Geography (Settlements • Divisions) • Economy • Education • Politics (Constituencies) • Sport • Transport (Railways) |
| Shropshire Hills AONB • Ironbridge Gorge | |
