Eardington is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...
, England. It is near the
A442 road
The A442 is a main road which passes through the counties of Worcestershire and Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England.
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Route
From Droitwich in Worcestershire it runs towards Kidderminster where it meets the A449 from Worc ...
and is two kilometres south of the town of
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079.
History
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, along the
B4555 road
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme
The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads in Gr ...
. The population taken at the 2011 Census is shown under
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079.
History
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. The
Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The heritage line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route, and c ...
runs immediately to the east of the village and there was once a stop on the line, situated about half a mile to the south, between Upper and Lower Forge, called
Eardington Halt.
The half-mile ''Eardington Forge canal'' connected the forges to the River Severn. This was opened in 1782 and closed in 1889 when the forges stopped working.
Transport
There is a bus service through the village, operated by
Central Buses
Central Buses was a bus company based in Birmingham, England.
History
Central Buses was founded in September 2003 by 16-year-old Geoff Cross, in partnership with his father Peter.[Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079.
History
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to
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...
.
See also
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Listed buildings in Eardington
Eardington is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 14 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle of the three gr ...
References
External links
Eardington at Streetmap.co.ukEardington Parish Council
website
Villages in Shropshire
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