Kinlet

Kinlet
St John's Church, Kinlet
Kinlet is located in Shropshire
Kinlet
Kinlet
Location within Shropshire
Population901 (2011 census).[1]
OS grid referenceSO716799
• London117mi (187km)
Civil parish
  • Kinlet
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBewdley
Postcode districtDY12
Dialling code01299
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°24′58″N 2°24′58″W / 52.416°N 2.416°W / 52.416; -2.416

Kinlet is a small village and civil parish in the south-east of the county of Shropshire, England. The parish is on the northern edge of the Wyre Forest and is in the Bridgnorth District of Shropshire. The parish incorporates the hamlets of Kinlet Village, Button Bridge and Button Oak.[2] Kinlet is located 18 miles (29 km) south of Telford, the main town in Shropshire and 23 miles (37 km) west of Birmingham.

The village is located in the centre of the parish. Its parish has a population of 680 according to the 2001 census,[3] The land within the parish totals 8,164 acres (3,304 ha; 12.756 sq mi).[4] increasing to 901 at the 2011 census. There is little in terms of employment in the parish, with residents travelling to nearby towns and cities.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Kinlet Parish Council Homepage". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Census – 2001 – Population & Age Structure". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ParishPlan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).