Craven Arms
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.442, -2.84 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 42 82 |
| Population: | 2,595 |
Craven Arms in Shropshire, England is a small market town that sits on the edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB, acting as a practical gateway for walkers and visitors heading to the Long Mynd and other nearby hills. It has a compact centre with a railway station on the Welsh Marches Line, providing useful links to Shrewsbury and south Wales, so it feels both rural and well connected.
The town grew up in the 19th century around a coaching inn and the coming of the railway and today combines local agriculture with a steady stream of outdoor tourism; nearby attractions include the remarkably well preserved medieval Stokesay Castle and the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, which help give the place a quiet but distinctive cultural and historic character.
Postcode districts covering Craven Arms
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 22 miles35.5 km
- Shrewsbury 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Wellington 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Stourport-on-Severn 24.8 miles40 km
- Ryton 24 miles38.6 km
- Bridgnorth 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Newtown 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 20.5 miles33 km
- Leominster 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Ludlow 7.3 miles11.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Sibdon Carwood Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Hopesay Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Wistanstow Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Church Stretton and Craven Arms Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Onibury Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Culmington Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Edgton Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Clungunford Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Acton Scott Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Clunbury Parish 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Lydbury North Parish 5 miles8.1 km
- Diddlebury Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
Example postcodes in Craven Arms
SY7 9WL, SY7 9RH, SY7 9QW, SY7 9QD, SY7 9NW, SY7 9NZ, SY7 9NJ, SY7 7BL, SY7 9PT … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 46 miles74 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 61.6 miles99.1 km
- Craven Arms 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Broome Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Craven Arms Ad
- The Clive Arms 5 5 miles8 km
- The Lion 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Town House Ludlow 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Fishmore Hall 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Wheatsheaf Inn 7.4 miles11.9 km
Schools in Craven Arms
- Stokesay Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Clee Hills Hill 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Easton Court Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Clun Forest Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Attingham Estate 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Welshpool Stadium 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Powis Castle Estate 19.9 miles32 km