Great Hanwood
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.687, -2.807 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 45 10 |
| Population: | 1,090 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Great Hanwood is a small, mainly rural parish a few miles west of the county town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. It’s centred on the village of Hanwood and surrounding farmland, with a landscape of hedgerows, lanes and traditional stone and brick houses that reflect its agricultural roots. The area combines quiet country living with good road links into Shrewsbury, so many residents commute while others work on farms or in local small businesses.
The parish has a close-knit community feel, with a village hall, local clubs and events that mark the farming year and village life, plus grassroots sport and social activities. There are also several historic buildings and a general sense of layered rural history, making it typical of the small but lively communities scattered across the Shropshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Great Hanwood
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 13.6 miles
- Shrewsbury 2.7 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 24.7 miles
- Wellington 12.3 miles
- Oswestry 15.5 miles
- Oswestry Rural 14.9 miles
- Ryton 19.3 miles
- Newport 18.9 miles
- Bridgnorth 19.3 miles
- Market Drayton 20 miles
- Newtown 24.6 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 24.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hanwood Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Radbrook Ward 1.3 miles
- Bowbrook Ward 1.6 miles
- Meole Ward 1.7 miles
- Bayston Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Copthorne Ward 1.9 miles
- Lythbank Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Porthill Ward 2.1 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 2.4 miles
- Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton Ward 2.4 miles
- Bicton Parish 2.5 miles
- Longden Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Great Hanwood
SY5 8BU, SY5 8LQ, SY5 8RF, SY5 8NE, SY5 8BS, SY5 8LL, SY5 8BD, SY5 8LR, SY5 8NX … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 44.7 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 47.3 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Yorton Railway Station 8.9 miles
Hotels near Great Hanwood Ad
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 2.7 miles
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Rowton Castle Hotel 5 miles
- The Corbet Arms 5 miles
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 5.3 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 7.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 3.8 miles
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 5.4 miles
- Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 5.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 2.4 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 3.2 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 5.5 miles
- Attingham Estate 5.9 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 12.8 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 12.8 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 12.9 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 14.2 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 15.3 miles