Minsterley
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.633, -2.935 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 36 04 |
| Population: | 1,532 |
Minsterley is a rural parish in Shropshire, set in the rolling valley country on the western edge of the Shropshire Hills. It sits a few miles south‑west of Shrewsbury and is a handy base for walkers heading up to the quartzite ridge of the Stiperstones and the open heather of the Long Mynd.
The local economy remains largely agricultural, with dairy and sheep farming alongside small local businesses, and the village still centres on a village hall, pubs and a historic parish church. Traces of industrial and transport history - notably a former branch railway and nearby quarrying and mining on the hills - give the place a Victorian layer to its otherwise quiet, community‑focused character.
Postcode districts covering Minsterley
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 19.2 miles
- Shrewsbury 9.2 miles
- Wellington 18.3 miles
- Oswestry 16.2 miles
- Oswestry Rural 15 miles
- Ryton 24.2 miles
- Bridgnorth 22.6 miles
- Newtown 18.1 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 17.6 miles
- Ludlow 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Minsterley Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Rea Valley Ward 1 mile
- Snailbeach Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Pontesbury Built-up area 2 miles
- Worthen with Shelve Parish 2.6 miles
- Worthen Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Westbury Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Church Pulverbatch Parish 3.6 miles
- Ratlinghope Parish 4.4 miles
- Chirbury and Worthen Ward 4.5 miles
- Longden Built-up area 4.8 miles
- Alberbury with Cardeston Parish 5.5 miles
Example postcodes in Minsterley
SY5 0EH, SY5 0DF, SY5 0BB, SY5 0LL, SY5 0DJ, SY5 0LJ, SY5 0LN, SY5 0AZ, SY5 0AG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 48.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 51.4 miles
- Church Stretton Railway Station 8.6 miles
- Welshpool Railway Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Minsterley Ad
- Rowton Castle Hotel 5.3 miles
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 9.2 miles
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 9.1 miles
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 9.4 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- Tumbledown Hotel 4 9.5 miles
Schools in Minsterley
- Minsterley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 8.7 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 8.9 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 9.8 miles
- Attingham Estate 11.8 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11.8 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 12 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 12.3 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 14.1 miles
- Clun Forest Forest 14.2 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 16.8 miles