Priestweston
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Priestweston is a small village in the civil parish
of Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire
, England
, lying in the Welsh Marches
. Its name is based on the Old English for "western settlement (tun)", with the affix priest in reference to the estate of the Prior of Chirbury
at Weston Parva. It was mentioned in Domesday
, and later became part of the possessions of the Botterell family.
The village is located near to the English
-Welsh
border, at the foot of Corndon Hill
. Due to a quirk of the border geography in the area of Corndon Hill, the nearest village in Wales
, White Grit
, lies to the east of Priest Weston.
A megalithic stone circle known as Mitchell's Fold
is located on nearby Stapeley Hill, and there was once a second circle, known as the Whetstones
, a short distance to the east. There is also a traditional pub, The Miner's Arms.
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 Chirbury with Brompton, 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...
, lying in the Welsh Marches
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods...
. Its name is based on the Old English for "western settlement (tun)", with the affix priest in reference to the estate of the Prior of Chirbury
Chirbury
Chirbury is a village in Shropshire, England, situated close to the Wales-England border. It is about 3 miles east of Montgomery and 7 miles south of Welshpool, at the junction of the A490 and B4386 roads...
at Weston Parva. It was mentioned in Domesday
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, and later became part of the possessions of the Botterell family.
The village is located near to the English
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...
-Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
border, at the foot of Corndon Hill
Corndon Hill
Corndon Hill is a hill in Powys, Mid Wales, whose summit rises to 513 m above sea level.It is surrounded on three sides by the English county of Shropshire and forms a prominent landmark in the Wales-England border...
. Due to a quirk of the border geography in the area of Corndon Hill, the nearest village in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, White Grit
White Grit
White Grit is a small, scattered village beneath Corndon Hill in Powys, Wales, directly on the border with Shropshire. The nearby village of Priest Weston despite being in England actually lies to the west of White Grit....
, lies to the east of Priest Weston.
A megalithic stone circle known as Mitchell's Fold
Mitchell's Fold
Mitchell's Fold is a Bronze Age stone circle in South-West Shropshire, located in the village of White Grit on dry heathland at the south-west end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft o.d.It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the...
is located on nearby Stapeley Hill, and there was once a second circle, known as the Whetstones
Whetstones (stone circle)
The Whetstones are, or were, a stone circle beneath Corndon Hill on the border of Powys, Wales and Shropshire, England. They lie immediately to the west of the village of White Grit and close to Priestweston...
, a short distance to the east. There is also a traditional pub, The Miner's Arms.