Stowe or Stow 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in south
Shropshire
Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...
,
England
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.
The parish has a border with
Wales
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and the Welsh town of
Knighton is less than two miles to the southwest of the village; a very small part of the town (including
Knighton station) actually lies within Stowe parish and Shropshire. The population of the civil ward in the United Kingdom Census of 2011 was 140. In the 2021 census the population has dropped to 120 in 60 households.
Also nearby is the Salopian village of
Bucknell and the Welsh hamlet of
Milebrook
Milebrook is a hamlet in Powys, Wales.
Location
Milebrook is located on a crossroads of the A4113 road almost alongside the Afon Tefeidiad that, thereabouts, forms the border with England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom ...
.
The
A488 passes through the parish and the
A4113 road passes nearby.
Parish meeting
Instead of a
parish council it has a
parish meeting
A parish meeting is a meeting all the electors in a civil parish in England are entitled to attend.
In some cases, where a parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of a parish council, with ...
; this is due to the very small population of the parish. The parish is represented by an elected chairman, these have been
:* Mrs Peggy Pickup 1981 - 1991
:* Mrs M L Blyghton 1991 - 1993
:* Bill Parker 1993 - 1994
:* Brenda Sadler 1994 - 2003
:* Liz Trow 2003 - 2007
:* Connor Birch 2007 - 2012
:* Roger Casstles 2012 - 2016
:* Colin Bentley 2016 - 2023
:* Jimmy Garnier 2023 -
See also
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Listed buildings in Stowe, Shropshire
References
External links
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Civil parishes in Shropshire
Villages in Shropshire
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