Mainstone
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.481, -3.08 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 26 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01588 (Bishops Castle) |
Mainstone is a small, sparsely populated parish in rural Shropshire, set close to the Welsh border amid the rolling, often hedgerow-framed landscape of the Shropshire Hills. The area is dominated by pasture, small woodlands and stone-built farmsteads, with quiet lanes and footpaths that attract walkers looking for wide views and that sense of the borderlands' remoteness.
Locally the economy remains largely agricultural, with sheep and cattle farms and some small-scale forestry and holiday-let accommodation, while the social life revolves around a tight-knit community, the parish church and occasional village events. Historic traces in and around the parish reflect a long rural past rather than grand monuments, making it a place appreciated for its everyday heritage, landscape and tranquillity.
Postcode districts covering Mainstone
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 21 miles33.7 km
- Oswestry Rural 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Newtown 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 10 miles16.1 km
- Leominster 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Ludlow 17.3 miles27.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Colebatch Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Newcastle on Clun Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bishop's Castle Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Lydham Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Churchstoke Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Clun Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bettws-y-Crwyn Parish 4.9 miles8 km
- Lydbury North Parish 5.7 miles9.1 km
- More Parish 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Montgomery Built-up area 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Llanfair Waterdine Parish 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Chirbury with Brompton Parish 6.6 miles10.6 km
Example postcodes in Mainstone
SY9 5LZ, SY9 5LQ, SY15 6TR, SY9 5LL, SY9 5LX, SY9 5LU, SY9 5NB, SY9 5LH, SY9 5LJ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 56.1 miles90.3 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 59.6 miles96 km
- Knucklas Railway Station 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Broome Railway Station 9.2 miles14.7 km
Hotels near Mainstone Ad
- The Dragon Hotel 5 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Talbot Hotel 9.6 miles15.4 km
Local points of interest
- Clun Forest Forest 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Latham Park Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Powis Castle Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Welshpool Stadium 12.4 miles20 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Caersws FC Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 16.8 miles27 km
- Clee Hills Hill 18 miles28.9 km
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 18.2 miles29.3 km