Hadnall is a village and
civil parish
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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 ...
, England. It lies on the
A49, some 9 km north-north-east of
Shrewsbury. The population of the civil parish at the
2011 census was 688. The
Welsh Marches Line runs just outside the village and there was once a railway station. Today, Hadnall has a primary school, a successful village shop, a pub and two
AA rosette restaurants.
The village church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. General Sir
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
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, who lived at nearby Hardwick Grange, is buried here, as was writer
Charles Hulbert who lived at Providence Grove.
, future trade union leader and Labour MP, whose parents lived at Haston Grove in the parish, was born and baptised here in 1876.
Hadnall was formerly part of the old parish of
Myddle.
[Middle, Shropshire]
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A real ale brewery, The Salopian Brewery, is based at Old Station Yard on Station Road, Hadnall. It moved to this location in 2014 having previously operated from Shrewsbury.
The village is served by the 511 bus route, operated by
Arriva Midlands North
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Arriva Midlands North Operations
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, which runs between
Shrewsbury and
Whitchurch via
Wem. Some services terminate in Wem and do not continue to Whitchurch.
See also
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Listed buildings in Hadnall
References
External links
Villages in Shropshire
Civil parishes in Shropshire
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