Dorrington, Shropshire
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Dorrington is a large village in Shropshire
, England
, located 6 miles (10 km) south of Shrewsbury
. The population of the village was estimated as being 619 in 2008.
The Cound Brook
flows to the east of the village, and to the southwest is Netley Hall & Netley Old Hall Farm. The A49 road
runs through the village, which has a number of businesses located both in a small business park and along the main road. There are two public house
s, a Persian cuisine restaurant, a convenience store
, a butchers, a post office
and numerous other small businesses. There is also a primary school, a village hall and a church (dedicated to Saint Edmund
) in the village.
The village did once have a railway station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
. The station is now closed, although the modern Welsh Marches Line
still runs through the village. On the site of the station's goods yard, which is located just to the east of the village, is now an oil depot
and a plant hire depot.
To the east is Ryton
. Both Ryton and Dorrington lie in the civil parish of Condover
. Dorrington forms a ward of the parish and sends four councillors to the parish council.
route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow
and vice versa) runs through Dorrington, on its way between Condover (to the northeast) and the Strettons
(to the south). The service runs Monday-Saturday.
in the extreme north-east of the county, near Woore
.
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...
, located 6 miles (10 km) south 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...
. The population of the village was estimated as being 619 in 2008.
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...
flows to the east of the village, and to the southwest is Netley Hall & Netley Old Hall Farm. 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...
runs through the village, which has a number of businesses located both in a small business park and along the main road. There are two public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s, a Persian cuisine restaurant, a convenience store
Convenience store
A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
, a butchers, a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and numerous other small businesses. There is also a primary school, a village hall and a church (dedicated to Saint Edmund
Saint Edmund
Saint Edmund may refer to:* Saint Edmund the Martyr , king of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr saint soon after his death at the hands of Vikings* Saint Edmund Arrowsmith , Jesuit, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales...
) in the village.
The village did once have a railway station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
The Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway was an independently developed English railway, the first to run train services in Herefordshire.Built between 1850 and 1853, it crossed a number of services by both the Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway companies, became a joint...
. The station is now closed, although the modern Welsh Marches Line
Welsh Marches Line
The Welsh Marches Line , known historically as the North and West Route, is the railway line running from Newport in south-east Wales to Shrewsbury in the West Midlands region of England by way of Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms, and thence to Crewe via Whitchurch...
still runs through the village. On the site of the station's goods yard, which is located just to the east of the village, is now an oil depot
Oil depot
An oil depot is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products and from which these products are usually transported to end users or further storage facilities...
and a plant hire depot.
To the east is Ryton
Great Ryton
Great Ryton is a small village in Shropshire, England.It is located less than a mile to the northeast of the village of Dorrington and the A49 road there....
. Both Ryton and Dorrington lie in the civil parish of 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...
. Dorrington forms a ward of the parish and sends four councillors to the parish council.
Public transport
Minsterley MotorsMinsterley Motors
Minsterley Motors is a bus operator and limited company based in Minsterley, Shropshire, England.The company's main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Shropshire County Council...
route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow
Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
and vice versa) runs through Dorrington, on its way between Condover (to the northeast) and the Strettons
Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
(to the south). The service runs Monday-Saturday.
See also
Also in Shropshire is the unrelated hamlet of Dorrington LaneDorrington Lane
Dorrington Lane is a hamlet near the village of Woore in northeast Shropshire, England. There are around 12 former council houses and two larger houses called Norley and Oakley cottage. There is a large mansion house called Dorrington Old Hall which is about 700 years old. The hamlet contains...
in the extreme north-east of the county, near Woore
Woore
Woore is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Shropshire. It had a population of 1,411 in the 2001 census. The name means "boundary" in ancient celtic and this fits nicely with the fact that it is on the boundary with both the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire.The...
.