Chirbury and Worthen
Ward in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.594, -3.019 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 31 00 |
Chirbury and Worthen sit in west Shropshire, close to the border with Wales, occupying rolling farmland and moorland that edges the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is scenic and popular with walkers, with small rivers such as the Camlad threading the valleys and a pattern of dispersed hamlets, farms and narrow lanes rather than a single urban centre.
The area has a largely agricultural economy with a sprinkling of local services, community halls and pubs that keep village life active, and a strong borderland identity with Welsh cultural echoes. Historic features include the motte-and-bailey and medieval church at Chirbury and scattered remains of past mining and rural industries around Worthen, while local events and walking routes help sustain modest tourism and a close-knit social scene.
Postcode districts covering Chirbury and Worthen
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Shrewsbury 13.7 miles22 km
- Wellington 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Oswestry 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 16.8 miles27 km
- Newtown 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Ludlow 20.1 miles32.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Worthen with Shelve Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Chirbury with Brompton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Worthen Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Snailbeach Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Churchstoke Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
- More Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Forden Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Parish 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Minsterley Built-up area 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Forden and Montgomery Ward 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Rea Valley Ward 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Ratlinghope Parish 5.5 miles8.9 km
Example postcodes in Chirbury and Worthen
SY15 6BS, SY5 9JP, SY5 0EZ, SY5 0EN, SY15 6DD, SY5 0JG, SY5 9JD, SY15 6UB, SY5 0HJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 51.6 miles83 km
- Birmingham International Airport 54.3 miles87.4 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Church Stretton Railway Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
Hotels near Chirbury and Worthen Ad
- The Dragon Hotel 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 9 miles14.4 km
- The Talbot Hotel 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Chirbury and Worthen
- Chirbury C of E VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery Primary
- Long Mountain C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Welshpool Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Powis Castle Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles12 km
- Clun Forest Forest 10 miles16.1 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 13.1 miles21 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Latham Park Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Attingham Estate 16 miles25.8 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 16.5 miles26.5 km