Melverley
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.752, -2.992 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 33 17 |
Melverley is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, situated close to the border with Wales where the River Vyrnwy meets the River Severn. It occupies low-lying floodplain and river meadows, so seasonal flooding, drainage channels and willow-lined banks are prominent features of the landscape.
Life in Melverley is quietly rural and agricultural, with farms and smallholdings dominating the local economy and the rivers and wetlands supporting rich birdlife that attracts walkers and naturalists. The area retains a sense of long-standing rural traditions and scattered historic farmsteads and a village church hint at its medieval roots, while residents rely on nearby market towns for many services.
Postcode districts covering Melverley
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 22 miles35.4 km
- Shrewsbury 10 miles16.1 km
- Wrexham 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 18 miles29 km
- Wellington 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Oswestry 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Brymbo 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Market Drayton 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Newtown 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 20.9 miles33.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Kinnerley Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bausley with Criggion Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Wilcott Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Knockin Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Alberbury with Cardeston Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Llandysilio Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Loton Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Great Ness Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Four Crosses Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Llandrinio Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Llanymynech and Pant Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Llanymynech Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Melverley
SY10 8PL, SY10 8PH, SY10 8PE, SY10 8PB, SY10 8PQ, SY10 8PF, SY10 8PG, SY10 8PJ, SY10 8PN
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 40.6 miles65.3 km
- Manchester Airport 51.1 miles82.3 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Melverley Ad
- Rowton Castle Hotel 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
- The Lion Hotel 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 8.5 miles13.7 km
Local points of interest
- Osbaston Wood Forest 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Aston Hall Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Park Hall Stadium 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Welshpool Stadium 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Powis Castle Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Attingham Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km