Bomere Heath
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Bomere Heath is a village in Shropshire
, England
lying north of the county town of Shrewsbury
and in between Baschurch
and Harlescott
. It is situated between the A528 road and Berwick Road. The village sports a convenience store, a post office, garage, chip shop, hairdressers,and a pub, The Red Lion.
It is the main village of the Pimhill
parish
, formerly chaired by Brian Watts, also of Bomere Heath. The parish is known as "Bomere Heath and District" these days. Nearby, to the north, is the small village of Merrington
.
The village has a football team, Bomere Heath FC, (formerly Red Lion FC). David Timms is the manager after taking over from Clive Podd, who guided the team to the second division in the Shrewsbury district Sunday league, after gaining successive promotions. The team have a pitch which is just on the outskirts of the village next to the cricket pitch. The football pitch is considered to be one of the best in the league.
The team also has a successful youth set up which has seen some of the youngsters progress to the first team and has been compared by some, to the youth set up at Crewe Alexandra, albeit on a smaller scale.
Bomere Heath Cricket Club have just been promoted to the Shropshire Premier League (2006). There were some outstanding performances from all the team over the campaign and it was a very deserving feat to pick up the title. The Club were awarded their first ever County 1st XI fixture in 2007, however the torrential rain put paid to the fixture which was hugely disappointing as Bomere Heath is one of the nicest ground's in Shropshire.Even upon the fixture being moved after Bomere very sensibly informed the county with plenty of time that the ground was too wet. Shrewsbury only managed to get the third day on with the first 2 being a complete washout They have had numerous youth Shropshire representative games there and have a further 2 in June 2008 where Shropshire will entertain Warwickshire and Yorkshire.
The late TV presenter and Blue Peter gardener, Percy Thrower lived in the village for many years.
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...
lying north of the county town 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...
and in between Baschurch
Baschurch
Baschurch is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies in North Shropshire, north of Shrewsbury. Population: 1,475 . The village has strong links to Shrewsbury to the south-east, Oswestry to the north-west, and Wem to the north-east. Baschurch is twinned with the town of Giat...
and Harlescott
Harlescott
Harlescott is a suburb of the town of Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire. It is one of the most industrial parts of the town, and is the 5th most deprived ward in non-metropolitan Shropshire Neighbouring suburbs include Sundorne to the east and Ditherington to the south...
. It is situated between the A528 road and Berwick Road. The village sports a convenience store, a post office, garage, chip shop, hairdressers,and a pub, The Red Lion.
It is the main village of the Pimhill
Pimhill
Pimhill is a geographically large civil parish in Shropshire, England, to the north of Shrewsbury. It is named after a hill, which rises to 163m, sometimes spelt Pim Hill...
parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
, formerly chaired by Brian Watts, also of Bomere Heath. The parish is known as "Bomere Heath and District" these days. Nearby, to the north, is the small village of Merrington
Merrington, Shropshire
Merrington is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is situated to the north of the larger village of Bomere Heath and lies in the parish of Pimhill. Nearby, to the west, is the hamlet of Old Woods.-History and attractions:...
.
The village has a football team, Bomere Heath FC, (formerly Red Lion FC). David Timms is the manager after taking over from Clive Podd, who guided the team to the second division in the Shrewsbury district Sunday league, after gaining successive promotions. The team have a pitch which is just on the outskirts of the village next to the cricket pitch. The football pitch is considered to be one of the best in the league.
The team also has a successful youth set up which has seen some of the youngsters progress to the first team and has been compared by some, to the youth set up at Crewe Alexandra, albeit on a smaller scale.
Bomere Heath Cricket Club have just been promoted to the Shropshire Premier League (2006). There were some outstanding performances from all the team over the campaign and it was a very deserving feat to pick up the title. The Club were awarded their first ever County 1st XI fixture in 2007, however the torrential rain put paid to the fixture which was hugely disappointing as Bomere Heath is one of the nicest ground's in Shropshire.Even upon the fixture being moved after Bomere very sensibly informed the county with plenty of time that the ground was too wet. Shrewsbury only managed to get the third day on with the first 2 being a complete washout They have had numerous youth Shropshire representative games there and have a further 2 in June 2008 where Shropshire will entertain Warwickshire and Yorkshire.
The late TV presenter and Blue Peter gardener, Percy Thrower lived in the village for many years.
Famous residents
The village has had many notable residents in past and present, many of these people are well known within the village, as well as in the wider community of Shrewsbury and Shropshire.- Ricky Moir: Ex footballer for Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town F.C.Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
- Ross Knight: Ex footballer for Baschurch Juniors FC