Welshampton

Welshampton
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Welshampton
Welshampton is located in Shropshire
Welshampton
Welshampton
Location within Shropshire
Population852 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ433349
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townELLESMERE
Postcode districtSY12
Dialling code01948
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°54′32″N 2°50′31″W / 52.909°N 2.842°W / 52.909; -2.842

Welshampton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Welshampton and Lyneal, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is located on the A495 road, near to the town of Ellesmere. It is adjacent to the villages of Lyneal and Colemere which comprise part of the so-called 'North Shropshire Lake District', all of which is within walking distance of Welshampton. At the 2001 Census, the Welshampton and Lyneal civil parish had a population of 839,[1] increasing to 852 at the 2011 Census.[2] with a total population of 3,896 (2001) for the Ellesmere and Welshampton ward.[3]

  1. ^ "2001 Census: Welshampton & Lyneal (Civil Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Civilpopulation 2011". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "2001 Census: Ellesmere & Welshampton (Ward)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 May 2008.