Stanton upon Hine Heath

Stanton upon Hine Heath
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Stanton upon Hine Heath is located in Shropshire
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Location within Shropshire
Population576 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ568240
Civil parish
  • Stanton upon Hine Heath
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShrewsbury
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01939
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°48′40″N 2°38′24″W / 52.811°N 2.640°W / 52.811; -2.640

Stanton upon Hine Heath is a village and parish in Shropshire, England. The River Roden flows through the village.

Author Mary Webb (1881–1927) lived with her parents in Stanton from 1896 to 1902, at house then called The Woodlands, later called Harcourt Manor.[2] Another author, Barbara Comyns Carr (1907–1992), died in the village and is buried in the graveyard of the village church, St. Andrew's. Nearby is the village of Moreton Corbet.

Running through the parish is the A53, between Shawbury and Hodnet.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ Dickins, Gordon (1987). An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries. pp. 74, 115. ISBN 0-903802-37-6.