Grinshill
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.804, -2.709 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 52 23 |
| Dialling code: | 01939 (Wem) |
Grinshill is a small, rural parish in Shropshire, England, dominated by a distinctive sandstone ridge that has been quarried for building stone for centuries. The hill gives good panoramic views across the surrounding countryside and the local stone has shaped many of the area's cottages, farm buildings and estate walls, lending the parish a cohesive, honey‑coloured character.
Today the area remains largely agricultural with a scattering of houses, lanes and footpaths and a handful of historic and listed buildings, including an old parish church and former quarry workings. Its quiet lanes and viewpoints make it popular with walkers, while its proximity to Shrewsbury means many residents commute to the town for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Grinshill
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 13 miles20.9 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.2 miles39 km
- Shrewsbury 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Crewe 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Wrexham 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Wellington 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Oswestry 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Oswestry Rural 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Brymbo 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Nantwich 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Ryton 19.2 miles30.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Clive Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Hadnall Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Harmer Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Shawbury Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Myddle Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Astley Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Wem Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Wem Urban Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Bomere Heath Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Weston-under-Redcastle Parish 4.1 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Grinshill
SY4 3BH, SY4 3BJ, SY4 3JT, SY4 3JX, SY4 3LH, SY4 3BL, SY4 3BU, SY4 3JS, SY4 3BS … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 37.1 miles59.7 km
- Manchester Airport 42.1 miles67.7 km
- Yorton Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Wem Railway Station 3.6 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Grinshill Ad
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Old Rectory 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Bear Inn 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Corbet Arms 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 7 miles11.2 km
- Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 8.7 miles14 km
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
Local points of interest
- Sundorne Castle Estate 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Attingham Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Aston Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Park Hall Stadium 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km