Prees
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.898, -2.664 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 55 33 |
| Population: | 939 |
| Dialling code: | 01939 (Wem) |
Prees is a compact village and civil parish in north‑east Shropshire, close to the border with Cheshire. It sits in rolling agricultural countryside and includes several small hamlets around a historic core of stone buildings and a parish church; the village is within easy reach of market towns such as Market Drayton and Whitchurch and has a railway station on the Crewe–Shrewsbury line, giving direct links to Crewe and Shrewsbury.
The local economy remains largely agricultural but with a mix of small businesses and commuters who work in nearby towns. Social life centres on village amenities - a primary school, village hall and pubs - and the surrounding woodlands, hedgerows and pockets of heathland make the area popular with walkers, birdwatchers and anyone seeking a quiet rural community with a sense of local history.
Postcode districts covering Prees
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.8 miles
- Telford 17.2 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2 miles
- Chester 22.6 miles
- Chester Castle 22 miles
- Shrewsbury 13.3 miles
- Crewe 16.3 miles
- Stafford 24.2 miles
- Wrexham 17.2 miles
- Winsford 21 miles
- Kidsgrove 22 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Prees Higher Heath Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Tilstock Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Wem Rural Parish 3.1 miles
- Whixall Parish 3.2 miles
- Weston-under-Redcastle Parish 3.6 miles
- Wem Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Whitchurch Rural Parish 3.8 miles
- Wem Urban Parish 3.8 miles
- Ightfield Parish 3.8 miles
- Whitchurch South Ward 4.2 miles
- Whitchurch Built-up area 5 miles
- Moreton Say Parish 5.1 miles
Example postcodes in Prees
SY13 2EQ, SY13 2EE, SY13 2DT, SY13 2DG, SY13 2DX, SY13 2DN, SY13 2DH, SY13 2DB, SY13 2DJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.4 miles
- Prees Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Wem Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Prees Ad
- Old Rectory Hotel 3 4 miles
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 2.8 miles
- Soulton Hall 4 2.1 miles
- Hawkstone Park 3 2.9 miles
- Burlton Inn 4 5.9 miles
- The Bear Inn, Hodnet 4 4.8 miles
- Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 5.8 miles
- The Sun Inn 3 7.4 miles
- The Old Mill Whitchurch 4 5.3 miles
- The Hanmer Arms 7.2 miles
Schools in Prees
- Prees C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 7 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 7.8 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 10.6 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 11 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 11.5 miles
- Doddington Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 14.7 miles
- Attingham Estate 14.8 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 14.9 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 15.1 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 15.2 miles