Abdon and Heath

Abdon and Heath
The grade I listed 12th-century Heath Chapel
Abdon and Heath is located in Shropshire
Abdon and Heath
Abdon and Heath
Location within Shropshire
Area22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population202 (2021 census)
• Density9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Abdon and Heath
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
Websitehttps://www.hugofox.com/community/abdon-and-heath-parish-10606/home/
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°29′13″N 2°38′10″W / 52.487°N 2.636°W / 52.487; -2.636

Abdon and Heath is a civil parish in the Shropshire unitary authority district of the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.[1] The parish includes the settlements of Abdon, Balaams Heath, Baucott, Brookhampton, Heath, Holdgate and Tugford.[2] It lies north east of Craven Arms and south west of Bridgnorth, rising from the River Corve to the north west to include Abdon Burf, the summit of Brown Clee Hill at 540 m (1,770 ft) in the south east.[3] Stage 7 of the Shropshire Way long-distance path crosses the parish.[4] In 2021 the parish had a population of 202.[5]

It was created on 1 April 2017 by combining the previously separate civil parishes of Abdon and Heath.[6]

It has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government in England; this has five councillors.[7][8]

The parish includes 31 listed buildings, ranging from the 12th-century Heath Chapel to a 1935 K6 phone box, and three scheduled ancient monuments including a deserted medieval village.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abdon and Heath [map]". mapit.mysociety.org. MapIt. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Home: Location". Abdon and Heath Parish. Hugo Fox. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Brown Clee Hill". Hill Bagging. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Shropshire Way: South section: Stage 7: Wheathill to Wilderhope" (PDF). Shropshire Council. 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Abdon and Heath". City Population. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ "The Shropshire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Abdon and Heath) Order 2016" (PDF). Lgbce. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Parish council - Abdon and Heath Parish Council". shropshire.gov.uk. Shropshire Council. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Parish Council". Abdon and Heath Parish. Hugo Fox. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Search the List - Advanced Search". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 29 December 2024. Enter parish name in "Parish (Civil/Non-Civil)" to see list
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