Stowe, Shropshire
Encyclopedia
Stowe or Stow is a small village and civil parish
in Shropshire
, England
.
The parish has a border with Wales
and the Welsh town of Knighton is less than two miles to the southwest. Also nearby is the Salopian village of Bucknell
and the Welsh hamlet of Milebrook
.
The A488
and A4113
roads pass nearby.
Instead of a parish council it has a parish meeting
; this is due to the very small population of the parish. The parish is represented by an elected chairman, currently Connor Birch (since spring 2007).
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...
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
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...
.
The parish has a border with 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...
and the Welsh town of Knighton is less than two miles to the southwest. Also nearby is the Salopian village of Bucknell
Bucknell, Shropshire
Bucknell is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within 600 metres of the River Teme and close to the borders with Wales and Herefordshire...
and the Welsh hamlet of Milebrook
Milebrook
- Location :Milebrook is located on a crossroads of the A4113 road almost alongside the River Teme that, thereabouts, forms the border with England. The nearest town is Knighton a mile or so to its west....
.
The A488
A488 road
The A488 is a route on the British highway network that runs from Penybont, near Llandrindod Wells, in Wales, to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in England. Near Shrewsbury the A488 has a junction with the A5 trunk road...
and A4113
A4113 road
The A4113 road is a single-carriageway east-west road that runs along the Teme Valley crossing the border of Powys and Herefordshire, , its eastern end being in Shropshire.-Route :*Knighton - junction with A488*Milebrook...
roads pass nearby.
Instead of a parish council it has a parish meeting
Parish meeting
A parish meeting, in England, is a meeting to which all the electors in a civil parish are entitled to attend. In some cases, where a parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of the parish council itself, with statutory powers, and electing a...
; this is due to the very small population of the parish. The parish is represented by an elected chairman, currently Connor Birch (since spring 2007).