Great Bolas

Great Bolas
Great Bolas bridge over the River Meese, near the hamlet of Meeson
Great Bolas is located in Shropshire
Great Bolas
Great Bolas
Location within Shropshire
Population320 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ648214
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF6
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°47′20″N 2°31′19″W / 52.789°N 2.522°W / 52.789; -2.522

Great Bolas (/bləs/), or Bolas Magna, is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England, It is situated north-west of Newport, and about eight miles north of Telford.[1] It is part of the civil parish of Waters Upton. It is situated at the confluence of the Tern and the small River Meese. There is a hamlet called Little Bolas a short distance to the west. Another hamlet called Meeson, south of the River Meese, was formerly a separate township of Great Bolas parish.[2]

  1. ^ "Visitor UK". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ Great Bolas, GENUKI