Cwm Head
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Cwm Head is a hamlet
in Shropshire
, England
. The name is part-Welsh
, part-English and means "Head of the Valley".
It is located in the parish of Wistanstow
and on the B4370 road, 1¼ miles (1.9km) southwest of Marshbrook
and the A49 road
. From Cwm Head, the B4370 heads downhill both towards Marshbrook and in the other direction towards Horderley and the A489
.
There is a church at Cwm Head - "St Michael and All Angels". It was built in 1845 to a neo-Norman design by H. C. Whitling and is built largely of stone.
To the northwest is the hamlet of Hamperley
while to the northeast (towards Marshbrook) is the hamlet of Whittingslow
.
The hamlet lies between 226m and 232m above sea level.
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
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
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. The name is part-Welsh
Welsh language
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, part-English and means "Head of the Valley".
It is located in the parish of Wistanstow
Wistanstow
Wistanstow is a village and parish in Shropshire, England.- Location :Wistanstow is located about 8km south of Church Stretton and 14km north of Ludlow. It is about 2½ km north of Craven Arms. It is just off the main Shrewsbury-Hereford road, the A49...
and on the B4370 road, 1¼ miles (1.9km) southwest of Marshbrook
Marshbrook
Marshbrook is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is sometimes spelt "Marsh Brook", which is also the name of a small watercourse which flows through the area....
and the A49 road
A49 road
The A49 is a major road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with...
. From Cwm Head, the B4370 heads downhill both towards Marshbrook and in the other direction towards Horderley and the A489
A489 road
The A489 is a road in the United Kingdom running from Craven Arms, Shropshire to Machynlleth, Powys and crossing the Wales-England border.The road starts about one mile north of Craven Arms...
.
There is a church at Cwm Head - "St Michael and All Angels". It was built in 1845 to a neo-Norman design by H. C. Whitling and is built largely of stone.
To the northwest is the hamlet of Hamperley
Hamperley
Hamperley is a dispersed hamlet in Shropshire, England.It is mainly located in the parish of Church Stretton, 2½ miles southwest of Little Stretton and 4 miles from the market town of Church Stretton...
while to the northeast (towards Marshbrook) is the hamlet of Whittingslow
Whittingslow
Whittingslow is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.It is located in the parish of Wistanstow, just off the B4370 road, between Marshbrook and Cwm Head. The hamlet lies on a hilltop, at 252m above sea level. The lane from the B4370 continues, along a ridge of hills, to the hamlet of Woolston in the...
.
The hamlet lies between 226m and 232m above sea level.