Stanton Long

Stanton Long
St. Michael and All Angels Church, Stanton Long
Stanton Long is located in Shropshire
Stanton Long
Stanton Long
Location within Shropshire
Population310 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO571906
Civil parish
  • Stanton Long
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMuch Wenlock
Postcode districtTF13
Dialling code01746
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°30′43″N 2°37′52″W / 52.512°N 2.631°W / 52.512; -2.631

Stanton Long is a small village and civil parish situated in the district of Corve Dale, Shropshire, England. It is one of three parishes in the local area, including Easthope and Shipton. In the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868, it was described as:

"a parish in the hundred of Munslow, county Salop, 7½ miles S.W. of Much Wenlock, its post town, and 10 W. of Bridgnorth. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Corve, and on the road from Skipton to Holdgate. The inhabitants are agricultural. The parish includes the townships of Brocton and Patton."[2]
  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868. Retrieved 11 March 2014.