| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Static image name | Uffington01.JPG |
| Coordinates | 52.721°N 2.695°W |
| Population | 234 |
| Civil parish | Uffington |
| Unitary england | Shropshire |
| Lieutenancy england | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituency westminster | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY4 |
| Postcode area | SY |
| Dial code | 01743 |
| Os grid reference | SJ530139 |
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
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Haughmond Abbey, Uffington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 37. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 572.Article by J.S. Killick, revised by John Hibbs.