Cruckmeole is a small hamlet in
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 ...
, England.
It is located on the
A488, where a lane which connects Cruckmeole to the
B4386 crossroads at
Cruckton forms a three way junction near to
Hanwood. It is within the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
of
Pontesbury
Pontesbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire and is approximately eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,873 and the parish had a population of 3,227. The village of Minsterley is j ...
.
The
Cambrian Line railway passes close to the village on its way from Shrewsbury to the west Wales coast. There was a junction from which ran the
Minsterley branch line, created in 1861, passing through
Pontesbury
Pontesbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire and is approximately eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,873 and the parish had a population of 3,227. The village of Minsterley is j ...
and terminating in Minsterley but this closed, as a result of the
Beeching Axe
The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the ...
, in 1967.
A residential school, Cruckton Hall, is located near the village. The building of a former primary school within the village, built 1872 but closed in 1969, now serves as Cruckton Village Hall. A
Royal Mail post box is in a wall at the Cruckmeole junction.
The
Rea Brook, historically called the Meole Brook, flows through the village.
John Wood Warter
John Wood Warter (1806–1878) was an English cleric and antiquarian. He is known now as an editor of the works of Robert Southey, his friend.
Life
He was born on 21 January 1806, the eldest son of Henry de Grey Warter (1770–1853) of Cruck Meo ...
(1806-1878), antiquarian and cleric and editor of the works of
Robert Southey, was born at Cruckmeole.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Pontesbury
*
Cruckton
References
External links
Villages in Shropshire
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