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Shebdon
Shebdon is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is part of the Civil parishes in England, parish of High Offley, a small village approximately 1.5 miles to the ENE. To the northwest is the hamlet of Knighton, Stafford, Staffordshire, Knighton, to the north the small village of Adbaston and to the south the hamlet of Weston Jones. The Shropshire Union Canal passes through the hamlet, which gives its name to a number of features on this section of the canal, from west to east: the Shebdon aqueduct (between Knighton and Shebdon), the Wharf Inn (Shebdon) winding hole, the Shebdon embankment (through Shebdon), Shebdon bridge (number 44) and the lengthy Shebdon wharf. Shebdon The public house situated by the canal near the aqueduct called the ''Wharf Inn'' closed in 2013. References Hamlets in Staffor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Offley
High Offley is a small village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies 3 miles southwest of the small town of Eccleshall and about 1 mile west of the village of Woodseaves, both on the A519. Woodseaves is the largest settlement in the parish, which also includes the hamlet of Shebdon to the WSW of High Offley, as well as a number of scattered houses and small farms (such as on Grub Street). The Shropshire Union Canal runs through the parish, to the southwest of the villages of High Offley and Woodseaves, with the Shebdon aqueduct and wharf in the west of the parish, from Shebdon towards Knighton. Church There is a church dedicated to St Mary: ''"High Offley Church, St Mary, is an ancient Gothic fabric, neatly pewed with oak. It has an excellent organ, which was given by John Salmon, Esq, of London, a native of this parish. It has several monuments of the Skrymsher and other families, and a handsome one was erected in 1851 in memory of the late Bishop Ryder, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
