Albrighton, east Shropshire

Albrighton
The Shrewsbury Arms
Albrighton is located in Shropshire
Albrighton
Albrighton
Location within Shropshire
Population4,326 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ812041
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWolverhampton
Postcode districtWV7
Dialling code01902
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°38′04″N 2°16′37″W / 52.6344°N 2.2770°W / 52.6344; -2.2770

Albrighton is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Bridgnorth.

The village has a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line,[2] and is near to RAF Cosford and the M54 motorway. It is the most easterly settlement in Shropshire. Immediately to the north is the hamlet and parish of Donington, which is separated from Albrighton by Humphreston Brook.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Albrighton, Shropshire". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ Brew, Alec (1996). Albrighton & Shifnal. Stroud: Chalford. p. 28. ISBN 0 7524 0384 2.