Bayston Hill
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.671, -2.765 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 48 08 |
| Population: | 5,079 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Bayston Hill is a village and civil parish just south of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. It sits on a sandstone ridge overlooking the fertile plain of the River Severn, giving good views towards Shrewsbury and easy access to surrounding farmland and woodland.
The parish is best known locally for the wooded slopes and the atmospheric ruins of Haughmond Abbey and the walks on Haughmond Hill, so it’s popular with walkers and families. Largely residential and commuter‑oriented for Shrewsbury, the village expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries and retains a strong community feel with local shops, a primary school and sports clubs; historically small-scale quarrying and brickmaking also played a part. Its proximity to the wider Shropshire Hills countryside gives residents ready access to rural recreation while remaining near market‑town amenities.
Postcode districts covering Bayston Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Shrewsbury 3 miles4.9 km
- Wellington 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Oswestry 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 17 miles27.3 km
- Ryton 17.4 miles28 km
- Newport 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Bridgnorth 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Market Drayton 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Codsall 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Ludlow 20.9 miles33.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bayston Hill Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Lythbank Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Meole Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Condover Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Belle Vue Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Great Hanwood Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Radbrook Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Porthill Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hanwood Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Abbey Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Copthorne Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Bayston Hill
SY3 0PB, SY3 0AS, SY3 0EJ, SY3 0PQ, SY3 0NW, SY3 0JT, SY3 0JN, SY3 0AJ, SY3 0ED … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 45.3 miles72.9 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 45.9 miles73.9 km
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Church Stretton Railway Station 9.4 miles15.1 km
Hotels near Bayston Hill Ad
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 2.5 miles4 km
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Corbet Arms 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- St Nicholas 2.8 miles4.4 km
- The Alb 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 2.5 miles4 km
Schools in Bayston Hill
- Oakmeadow C of E Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bomere Wood Forest 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Attingham Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Madeley Court Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Aston Hall Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Welshpool Stadium 15.9 miles25.5 km