Habberley, Shropshire
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.jpg) The Mytton Arms public house, Habberley |
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| OS grid reference | SJ398035 |
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| Civil parish | Pontesbury |
| Shire county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY5 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
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Coordinates: 52°37′34″N 2°53′24″W / 52.626°N 2.890°W
Habberley is a small village in the English county of Shropshire.
Habberley lies near the Stiperstones southwest of the town of Shrewsbury.
Formerly a small (325 acres (132 ha)) civil parish in its own right Habberley was merged in to the Pontesbury civil parish in 1967.[1] Its main amenities are a small Anglican church (St Mary's), a public house (The Mytton Arms), and village hall.
In 1824 its population was recorded as 151[2] - by 1961 this had declined to 66[1] but residential development such as the conversion of redundant farm buildings has seen it rise again to about 100 residents in 2012.[3] Mary Webb, the romantic novelist, called the place and surrounding district 'Bitterley' in her 1916 novel The Golden Arrow.[4]
References
- 1 2 A Vision of Britain
- ↑ Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
- ↑ Martinali (compiler), Richard. Pontesbury Parish 2012, Celebrating life in our parish in Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Year. Pontesbury 2012 Guide Committee. p. 13.
- ↑ Shropshire County Council
External links
Media related to Habberley, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons