Hanwood
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.684, -2.823 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 44 09 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Hanwood is a small village in Shropshire, England, lying a few miles to the west of Shrewsbury. It sits in a gently rolling rural landscape of farmland and hedgerows, with a mix of older cottages and more recent housing that reflects its long agricultural roots and modest local trades.
These days Hanwood functions as both a close-knit village community and a commuter settlement for nearby Shrewsbury, with village groups, occasional local events and the familiar social anchors of a pub and hall. Its quiet character and easy access to a larger market town give it the feel of a traditional Shropshire village that still looks after its local life while being linked to wider services and culture.
Postcode districts covering Hanwood
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 14.3 miles
- Shrewsbury 3.4 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 24.6 miles
- Wellington 13 miles
- Oswestry 15.2 miles
- Oswestry Rural 14.6 miles
- Ryton 19.9 miles
- Newport 19.7 miles
- Bridgnorth 19.8 miles
- Market Drayton 20.7 miles
- Newtown 23.8 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Hanwood Parish 0.8 miles
- Radbrook Ward 2 miles
- Bowbrook Ward 2 miles
- Longden Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Lythbank Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bayston Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Meole Ward 2.4 miles
- Copthorne Ward 2.5 miles
- Bicton Parish 2.6 miles
- Porthill Ward 2.9 miles
- Ford Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Hanwood
SY5 8JY, SY5 8LY, SY5 8NA, SY5 8LU, SY5 8LX, SY5 8LJ, SY5 8LL, SY5 8RA, SY5 8LH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 44.9 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 47.9 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Yorton Railway Station 9.4 miles
Hotels near Hanwood Ad
- The Old Post Office 3.4 miles
- The Bull Inn 4 3.4 miles
- The Alb 3 3.6 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Lion & Pheasant Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 3.4 miles
- The Vaults 3 3.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 4.6 miles
- The Corbet Arms 5.8 miles
- Rowton Castle 4.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 3.1 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 3.7 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 6.2 miles
- Attingham Estate 6.6 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11.4 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 12.7 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 13 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 13.5 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 13.5 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 14.6 miles