Habberley, Shropshire
Habberley | |
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![]() The Mytton Arms public house, Habberley | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ398035 |
Civil parish | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01743 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Habberley is a small village in the English county of Shropshire.
Habberley lies near the Stiperstones southwest of the town of Shrewsbury.
Formerly a small (325 acres (132 ha)) civil parish in its own right Habberley was merged in to the Pontesbury civil parish in 1967.[1] Its main amenities are a small Anglican church (St Mary's), a public house (The Mytton Arms), and village hall.
In 1824 its population was recorded as 151[2] - by 1961 this had declined to 66[1] but residential development such as the conversion of redundant farm buildings has seen it rise again to about 100 residents in 2012.[3] Mary Webb, the romantic novelist, called the place and surrounding district 'Bitterley' in her 1916 novel The Golden Arrow.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b A Vision of Britain[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ Martinali (compiler), Richard. Pontesbury Parish 2012, Celebrating life in our parish in Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Year. Pontesbury 2012 Guide Committee. p. 13.
- ^ Shropshire County Council Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
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