Uffington
CountryEngland
Static image nameUffington01.JPG
Coordinates52.721°N 2.695°W
Population234
Civil parishUffington
Unitary englandShropshire
Lieutenancy englandShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
Constituency westminsterShrewsbury and Atcham
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY4
Postcode areaSY
Dial code01743
Os grid referenceSJ530139

Uffington (/ʌfɪŋtən/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234.[1] It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at .

Uffington is home to a church and a pub, the Corbet Arms. The Shrewsbury to Newport Canal once ran through the village. Within the parish lie the grade I listed ruins of Haughmond Abbey.[2]

Antiquary Edward Williams (1762–1833) was perpetual curate of the church from 1786 to his death.[3]

Highway engineer Sir Henry Maybury (1864–1943) was born in Uffington.[4]

The 1997 Grand National winner, Lord Gyllene was trained by Steve Brookshaw in the village.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Haughmond Abbey, Uffington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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  4. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 37. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 572.Article by J.S. Killick, revised by John Hibbs.