Craven Arms

Craven Arms
Corvedale Road
Craven Arms is located in Shropshire
Craven Arms
Craven Arms
Location within Shropshire
Population2,289 
OS grid referenceSO432828
Civil parish
  • Craven Arms
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAVEN ARMS
Postcode districtSY7
Dialling code01588
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://visitcravenarms.co.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°26′24″N 2°50′06″W / 52.440°N 2.835°W / 52.440; -2.835

Craven Arms is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is sited on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively. The town is enclosed to the north by the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and to the south is the fortified manor house of Stokesay Castle.

Craven Arms is a market town for the surrounding rural area, with a number of shops, estate agents, a supermarket, an abattoir and many commercial/light industrial businesses. It is also a visitor destination, being home or nearby to a number of attractions, and is a centre for visitors to the area of outstanding natural beauty. It describes itself as the Gateway to the Marches.