Quabbs

Quabbs

Crossroads at Quabbs
Quabbs
 Quabbs shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO206804
Civil parishBettws-y-Crwyn
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KNIGHTON
Postcode district LD7
Dialling code 01547
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentLudlow
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Coordinates: 52°24′54″N 3°10′01″W / 52.415°N 3.167°W / 52.415; -3.167

Quabbs is a small, scattered hamlet in the southwest of Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. The name, which also occurs in Gloucestershire as a field name, is possibly derived from the Old English word cwabba, "marsh".[1]

It is located in the rural civil parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn. The nearest village is Newcastle.

Quabbs lies at 390m above sea level.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, A. H. The place-names of Gloucestershire, IV, English Place-Name society, 1965, p.117

External links

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