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Wroxeter and Uppington is a
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 authorit ...
in the
English
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county of
Shropshire
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. The population of the Civil Parish at the
2011 census was 382. It lies mainly between the
River Severn
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and the old A5 (now the
B5061) and stretches from
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 ...
to
The Wrekin
The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some five miles (8 km) west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Rising above the Shropshire Plain to a height of 4 ...
.
The main villages are
Wroxeter
Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England, which forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, beside the River Severn, south-east of Shrewsbury.
'' Viroconium Cornoviorum'', the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, was site ...
and
Uppington. Also forming part of the parish are the hamlets of Rushton, Charlton Hill,
Donnington,
Eyton and Dryton, as well as
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 ...
Business Park/Industrial Estate.
Parish of Wroxeter and Uppington
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The parish has an active cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
club, the Wroxeter & Uppington CC. Formed in 1906, it was originally based in Donnington, and now has a ground in Uppington.[Wroxeter and Uppington CC]
accessed 20-11-10
See also
* Listed buildings in Wroxeter and Uppington
References
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Civil parishes in Shropshire
Shrewsbury and Atcham