Edgton | |
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Half-timbered houses in Edgton | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SO386857 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRAVEN ARMS |
Postcode district | SY7 |
Dialling code | 01588 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Edgton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.[1] It is also an ecclesiastical parish and a chapelry.[1] It lies in a rather remote and very rural area, south of the River Onny.[2] The nearest market towns are Bishop's Castle, Craven Arms, Clun and Church Stretton, while the larger village of Lydbury North lies a few miles to the west.[1] It is located 4 miles west of Craven Arms and is positioned on the former stagecoach route from London to Bishop's Castle.[2]