Grimpo

Grimpo
Road junction at Grimpo
Grimpo Grimpo shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ362265
Civil parish	West Felton
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSWESTRY
Postcode district	SY11
Dialling code	01691
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°49′55″N 2°56′49″W / 52.832°N 2.947°W / 52.832; -2.947

Grimpo is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its unusual name was formerly written Grimpool, and is possibly based on an Old English personal name.^[1] It developed as a settlement of squatter's cottages on the edge of unenclosed marshland.^[1]

Grimpo is in the civil parish of West Felton, which lies a short distance to the west.

References

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1 2 Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.74

Ceremonial county of Shropshire

Unitary authorities	Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council

Major settlements	Bishop's Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Clun Craven Arms Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Much Wenlock Newport Oswestry Shifnal Shrewsbury Telford (Dawley Madeley Oakengates Wellington) Wem Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire

Rivers	Camlad Clun Corve Ledwyche Onny Perry Rea Rea Brook Redlake Roden Severn Teme Tern Unk Vyrnwy Worfe

Canals	Llangollen Canal Montgomery Canal Shrewsbury Canal Shropshire Union Canal

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