Hanwood

Hanwood
The Cock Inn public house, Hanwood
Hanwood is located in Shropshire
Hanwood
Hanwood
Location within Shropshire
Population1,090 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ443096
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY5
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Shropshire
52°40′52″N 2°49′26″W / 52.681°N 2.824°W / 52.681; -2.824

Hanwood is a large village in Shropshire, England.

It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) SW of Shrewsbury town centre, on the A488 road. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line runs through the village but there is no longer a railway station here. It was closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe.[2] The nearest working passenger station is at Shrewsbury.

The Rea Brook flows through the village and the village is laid along the floor of a small valley.

The village forms the main of the civil parish of Great Hanwood.

  1. ^ "Hanwood village profile" (PDF).
  2. ^ Great Hanwood "Through all its changing scenes". Great Hanwood Jigsaw Group. 1991. p. 20.