Birtley is a
hamlet
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in
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.
Ordnance Survey
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It is situated a short distance to the west of the village of
Ticklerton
Ticklerton is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is situated in countryside to the south-east of the market town of Church Stretton. It lies in the civil parish of Eaton-under-Heywood; nearby is the hamlet of Birtley.
The village bare ...
, in countryside to the south-east of the market town of
Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. . It lies within the
civil parish
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of
Eaton-under-Heywood
Eaton-under-Heywood is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 171.
It is named after the small village of Eaton, which lies under ...
, at an altitude of .
References
External links
Geograph.org.uk— SO4790
Villages in Shropshire
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