Leighton and Eaton Constantine | |
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The lane into Garmston, a hamlet in the parish of Leighton and Eaton Constantine | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 467 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ 61256 05331 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Shrewsbury |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Leighton and Eaton Constantine is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It consists of the village of Leighton, together with the smaller villages or hamlets of Eaton Constantine, Upper Longwood and Garmston.
The parish, which had a population of 420 at the 2001 census,[2] 467 at the 2011 Census, rising from just 206 in 1911,[3] is around six miles southwest of Telford and 26 miles from Birmingham.