Emstrey is a dispersed hamlet on the outskirts of

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

, in the

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

county of

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 ...

. The hamlet is located south-east of the town, on the B4380 road to

Atcham Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the B4380 (once the A5), 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows round the village. To the south is the village of Cross Houses and ...

. At the west end of the hamlet, on London Road, is the Emstrey Crematorium and Cemetery, now run by Dignity plc.
Crematorium website. The

crematorium A crematorium or crematory is a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort or cremation chamber), a purpose-built furnace. In some countries a crematorium can also be ...

, originally built and owned by Shrewsbury Borough Council, was opened in 1958, the first such facility in Shropshire. There is a large traffic island, Emstrey Roundabout, where the A5 Shrewsbury by-pass crosses with ''London Road'' (the A5064) into Shrewsbury, the ''Emstrey Bank'' road (the B4380) to Atcham and

Ironbridge Ironbridge is a large village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. Located on the bank of the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge. Ironbridge developed beside, an ...

, and the former Shrewsbury bypass (also the B4380) towards

Meole Brace Meole Brace, sometimes known locally as simply Meole (pronounced like ''meal''), is a south-western suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The Rea Brook, a tributary of the River Severn, flows through the area. The brook was in the past kn ...

Shrewsbury Business Park The Shrewsbury Business Park is a commercial development on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (at Emstrey). Construction commenced in late 2001 on the , £25 million site, and is still ongoing. Almost of business premises have been deli ...

is located off ''Thieves Lane'' (the B4380). It contains a number of modern business units, predominantly professional firms such as lawyers and accountants.

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Populated places on the River Severn Villages in Shropshire Shrewsbury and Atcham {{Shropshire-geo-stub