Berrington 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 ...

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. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 30, though the parish, which also includes the larger village of

Cross Houses Cross Houses is a village in Shropshire, England, the largest village in the Parish of Berrington. It is located on the A458 road and is 4 miles south east of Shrewsbury. Cross Houses is also the name of a hamlet south-west of Bridgnorth. Tra ...

and other settlements such as Betton Strange and Cantlop, had a population of 805 in total.Berrington CP
ONS The village is about five miles SE of

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

. The local newsletter, ''The Village Pump'', is distributed bi-monthly. There is a phone box and a village hall. A notable feature in the parish, but not the village itself, is Cantlop Bridge. The village primary school closed in 1994 and has since been converted into a private residence. A damaged wooden effigy in the parish church ( All Saints) is known locally as 'Old Scriven'. It is said that he once fought a lion, hence his damaged face.

Berrington Manor is a Grade II* listed 17th century timber-framed house, located opposite All Saints church.

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* http://friendsofberringtonchurch.weebly.com/ Villages in Shropshire Civil parishes in Shropshire Shrewsbury and Atcham {{Shropshire-geo-stub

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