Worthen

Worthen
Worthen Church
Worthen Location within Shropshire
Population	2,078 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ327047
Civil parish	Worthen with Shelve
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY5
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	South Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°38′10″N 2°59′38″W / 52.636°N 2.994°W / 52.636; -2.994

Worthen is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worthen with Shelve, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is approximately 13 miles west of Shrewsbury. It sits in the Rea Brook valley. To the south are the Stiperstones and the Bromlow Callow, known for the small clump of trees on top. To the north is Long Mountain.

On 1 April 1987 the parishes of Worthen and Shelve were abolished to form the parish of Worthen with Shelve.^[1] The parish includes the hamlets and villages of Brockton, Little Worthen, Pennerley, and Snailbeach, in addition to its namesakes and several smaller settlements. It has an area of 6,895.55 hectares (26.6239 sq mi), and in the 2011 United Kingdom census the population of the parish was 2,078 in 877 household spaces.^[2]

Worthen contains the grade I listed Church of England parish church, All Saints,^[3][4] a functioning Methodist Chapel, a primary school (now called Long Mountain School)^[5] with Eco-School status, a village hall built in 1977 and a post office housed within the local shop. Hampton Hall, a grade II* listed country house, is nearby.