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 miles
- Shrewsbury 3 miles
- Wellington 10.7 miles
- Oswestry 17.5 miles
- Oswestry Rural 17 miles
- Ryton 17.4 miles
- Newport 17.6 miles
- Bridgnorth 17.3 miles
- Market Drayton 19.8 miles
- Codsall 24.2 miles
- Ludlow 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bayston Hill Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton Ward 0.9 miles
- Lythbank Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Meole Ward 1.5 miles
- Condover Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 2 miles
- Great Hanwood Parish 2.1 miles
- Radbrook Ward 2.1 miles
- Porthill Ward 2.4 miles
- Hanwood Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Abbey Ward 2.8 miles
- Copthorne Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Bayston Hill
SY3 0HJ, SY3 0EX, SY3 0LQ, SY3 0PP, SY3 0PY, SY3 0QA, SY3 0NP, SY3 0JY, SY3 0PW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 45.3 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 45.9 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Church Stretton Railway Station 9.4 miles
Hotels near Bayston Hill Ad
- The Old Post Office 2.5 miles
- The Bull Inn 4 2.6 miles
- The Alb 3 2.8 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 2.6 miles
- Lion & Pheasant Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- The Corbet Arms 4.3 miles
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 2.5 miles
- The Vaults 3 2.8 miles
- Travelodge Shrewsbury Bayston Hill 3 0.8 miles
Schools in Bayston Hill
- Oakmeadow C of E Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bomere Wood Forest 1.1 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 1.4 miles
- Attingham Estate 4.2 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 4.9 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 5.1 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 11.2 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 13.5 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.8 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 14.2 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 14.9 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 15.9 miles