Billingsley, Shropshire

Billingsley
The Cape of Good Hope public house, Billingsley
Billingsley is located in Shropshire
Billingsley
Billingsley
Location within Shropshire
Population208 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO712843
Civil parish
  • Billingsley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIDGNORTH
Postcode districtWV16
Dialling code01746
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://billingsley-pc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°27′22″N 2°25′23″W / 52.456°N 2.423°W / 52.456; -2.423

Billingsley is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Bridgnorth and lies in the diocese of Hereford.

The village is situated on the B4363 road, south of Deuxhill. Between the two parishes flows the Horsford Brook. The village itself is in an area covering approximately 1302 acres. The eastern boundary of the village is formed by the Borle Brook. The parish is directly above coal measures that belong to the Wyre Forest Coalfield.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.shropshirehistory.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070118124735 p. 1.