Cantlop
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Cantlop is a small village in the English
county of Shropshire
. It is part of the civil parish
of Berrington
. Various meanings have been suggested for the name, such as an enclosed or cut-off valley or an enclosure in a waste or common
.
Nearby villages include Condover
to the west of Cantlop, with the village of Berrington to the north-west.
To the north of the village there is a cast iron
single span bridge (Cantlop Bridge
), now generally accepted to have been designed by Thomas Telford
, who once worked as the County Surveyor of Shropshire. Originally a road bridge to cross the Cound Brook
, it now remains just as a historic monument. A small layby nearby allows access by the public.
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...
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 is part of the civil 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...
of Berrington
Berrington, Shropshire
Berrington is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 30, though the parish, which also includes the larger villages of Cross Houses and Cantlop, had a population of 805 in total....
. Various meanings have been suggested for the name, such as an enclosed or cut-off valley or an enclosure in a waste or common
Common land
Common land is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood, or to cut turf for fuel...
.
Nearby villages include Condover
Condover
Condover is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies 4.7 miles south of the county town of Shrewsbury, and just east of the A49. The Cound Brook flows through the village on its way from the Stretton Hills to a confluence with the River Severn...
to the west of Cantlop, with the village of Berrington to the north-west.
Cast iron
Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...
single span bridge (Cantlop Bridge
Cantlop Bridge
Cantlop Bridge is a single span cast-iron road bridge over Cound Brook in the parish of Berrington, Shropshire. It was constructed in 1818 to a design possibly by Thomas Telford, being at least having been approved by him, and replaced an unsuccessful cast iron coach bridge constructed in 1812...
), now generally accepted to have been designed by Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...
, who once worked as the County Surveyor of Shropshire. Originally a road bridge to cross the Cound Brook
Cound Brook
Cound Brook is a tributary of the River Severn in Shropshire, England, running to south of the county town Shrewsbury. The Cound Brook rises in the Stretton Hills and discharges into the River Severn at Eyton on Severn after winding its way for across the southern Shropshire-Severn plains.The flow...
, it now remains just as a historic monument. A small layby nearby allows access by the public.