Hanwood | |
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![]() The Cock Inn public house, Hanwood | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 1,090 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ443096 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
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 | |
Hanwood is a large village in Shropshire, England.
It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) SW of Shrewsbury town centre, on the A488 road. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line runs through the village but there is no longer a railway station here. It was closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe.[2] The nearest working passenger station is at Shrewsbury.
The Rea Brook flows through the village and the village is laid along the floor of a small valley.
The village forms the main of the civil parish of Great Hanwood.