Wentnor is a 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 ...

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 lies to the west of the

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and between the village and the hill range is the dispersed settlement of Prolly Moor. The village itself is situated atop a hill, which rises to

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, with the Criftin Brook to the east and the

River East Onny A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...

to the west. The nearest towns are

Church Stretton Church Stretton is a market town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.

and

Bishop's Castle Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Sh ...

, the village of Asterton lies 1 mile to the south east of the village. There is a

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and two

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s: the "Crown" in the village itself and the "Inn on the Green" which is in a hamlet, just outside the village, by the River East Onny called The Green.Shropshire Pub Survey
Wentnor

Transport

The village no longer has a local bus service,

Church Stretton Church Stretton is a market town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.

railway station is 6 miles away and provides regular rail services to South Wales and the North.

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Civil parishes in Shropshire Villages in Shropshire {{Shropshire-geo-stub

Transport

See also

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