Cardington, Shropshire

Cardington
The Royal Oak public house, Cardington
Cardington is located in Shropshire
Cardington
Cardington
Location within Shropshire
Population459 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO506952
Civil parish
  • Cardington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHURCH STRETTON
Postcode districtSY6
Dialling code01694
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°33′07″N 2°43′41″W / 52.552°N 2.728°W / 52.552; -2.728

Cardington is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated south of Shrewsbury, near Caer Caradoc Hill, and the nearest town is Church Stretton. The parish also contains the villages of Enchmarsh and Plaish, and most of the parish is in the Shropshire Hills AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Parish of Cardington" (PDF). Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2008.