Moreton Corbet

Moreton Corbet
St Bartholomew's parish church
Moreton Corbet is located in Shropshire
Moreton Corbet
Moreton Corbet
Location within Shropshire
Population302 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ561227
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShrewsbury
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01939
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°48′11″N 2°39′07″W / 52.803°N 2.652°W / 52.803; -2.652

Moreton Corbet is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village's toponym refers to the Corbet family, the local landowners.

It is just north of the larger village of Shawbury near Stanton upon Hine Heath and the River Roden. Moreton Corbet lies about 8 miles (13 km) NNE of the market town of Shrewsbury. In the village is the ruin of Moreton Corbet castle.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 November 2015.