Barrow, Shropshire
Barrow is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England, some 5 miles south of Telford between Ironbridge and Much Wenlock.
Site of Arlescott village.
Although Barrow itself consists of a church and just a few dwellings, the parish extends from Broseley to the eastern edge of Much Wenlock; it also includes the hamlets of Willey and Benthall, and the lost settlement of Caughley. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 636, increasing at the 2011 Census to 680.
Barrow is a short distance south of the site of a lost mediaeval village, Arlescott. The Jack Mytton Way runs through both Arlescott and Barrow.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Area: Barrow CP (Parish), Office for National Statistics, 28 April 2004
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
External links
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