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 miles23 km
- Shrewsbury 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Wellington 13 miles20.9 km
- Oswestry 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Oswestry Rural 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Ryton 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Newport 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Bridgnorth 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Market Drayton 20.7 miles33.2 km
- Newtown 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 23.4 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Hanwood Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Radbrook Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Bowbrook Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Longden Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lythbank Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bayston Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Meole Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Copthorne Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Bicton Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Porthill Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Ford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Belle Vue Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Hanwood
SY5 8NG, SY5 8JJ, SY5 8NQ, SY5 8LR, SY5 8LQ, SY5 8RD, SY5 8JY, SY5 8LS, SY5 8NB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 44.9 miles72.3 km
- Birmingham International Airport 47.9 miles77 km
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Yorton Railway Station 9.4 miles15.1 km
Hotels near Hanwood Ad
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Corbet Arms 5.7 miles9.2 km
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- St Nicholas 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Alb 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
Local points of interest
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 3.1 miles5 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 3.7 miles6 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Attingham Estate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 7.4 miles12 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Aston Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 13 miles20.8 km
- Welshpool Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Powis Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.4 km