Annscroft
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Annscroft is a small village in 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...

, 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...

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It is located on the 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...

 to Longden
Longden
Longden is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is located southwest of Shrewsbury. There is a public house and a post office/shop, along with a church, and a primary school. It also has a village hall with a recreational field, childrens play park and a private tennis club...

 road, approximately 4 miles from Shrewsbury, Arscott
Arscott
Arscott is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is near to Plealey, Shorthill and Annscroft.Nearby is the hamlet of Arscott Villa, which adjoins Annscroft....

 and Hook-a-Gate
Hook-a-Gate
Hook-a-Gate is a village in Shropshire, England. It is located on the Shrewsbury to Longden road, just over the A5 Shrewsbury by-pass from Shrewsbury itself. Bayston Hill is nearby, though there is no direct vehicular road connecting the two villages, only a track. It was formerly a stop on the...

. The village is a linear settlement, laid along the one road. It has one public phone box

There is a stone church: Christ Church (C of E) was built in 1870, at a cost of £1,400, raised by subscription.
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