Glazeley is a
hamlet
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and
civil parish
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in
Shropshire
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, England.
It is situated on the
B4363 road, southwest of
Bridgnorth.
There is a
parish church
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in the hamlet. The civil parish is small and borders the even smaller parish of
Deuxhill
Deuxhill () is a hamlet and very small civil parish in Shropshire, England.
The nearest town is 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 ...
. The Borle Brook flows to the northeast of the hamlet, and Glazeley Bridge takes the B-road over this small river. The smaller Crunells Brook forms the southern boundary of the parish.
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mapping
See also
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Listed buildings in Glazeley
References
Civil parishes in Shropshire
Villages in Shropshire
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