Cwm Head

Cwm Head

St. Michael's and All Angels church, Cwm Head
Cwm Head
 Cwm Head shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO422887
Civil parishWistanstow
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode district SY6
Dialling code 01694
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentLudlow
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Coordinates: 52°29′35″N 2°51′00″W / 52.493°N 2.850°W / 52.493; -2.850

Cwm Head is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. The name is part-Welsh, part-English and means "Head of the Valley".

It is located in the parish of Wistanstow and on the B4370 road, 1 14 miles (2.0 km) southwest of Marshbrook and the A49 road. From Cwm Head, the B4370 heads downhill both towards Marshbrook and in the other direction towards Horderley and the A489.

There is a Church of England parish church at Cwm Head - "St Michael and All Angels".[1] It was built in 1845 to a neo-Norman design by H. C. Whitling and is built largely of stone.[2]

To the northwest is the hamlet of Hamperley while to the northeast (towards Marshbrook) is the hamlet of Whittingslow.

The hamlet lies between 226m and 232m above sea level.

References

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  1. Geograph Cwm Head and the church of St Michael and All Angels
  2. A Guide to Shropshire (Third Edition), 2005, Raven, p. 68


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