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 miles36.7 km
- Telford 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Chester 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Chester Castle 22 miles35.5 km
- Shrewsbury 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Crewe 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Stafford 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Wrexham 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Winsford 21 miles33.8 km
- Kidsgrove 22 miles35.3 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 18.2 miles29.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Prees Higher Heath Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tilstock Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Wem Rural Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Whixall Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Weston-under-Redcastle Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Wem Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Whitchurch Rural Parish 3.8 miles6 km
- Wem Urban Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Ightfield Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Whitchurch South Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Whitchurch Built-up area 5 miles8.1 km
- Moreton Say Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
Example postcodes in Prees
SY13 2DQ, SY13 2DL, SY13 2ER, SY13 2DX, SY13 2DS, SY13 2DA, SY13 2DU, SY13 2FB, SY13 2FE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.1 miles50 km
- Manchester Airport 35.4 miles57 km
- Prees Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Wem Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Prees Ad
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Bear Inn 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Old Rectory 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Pepper Street Rooms 5 miles8.1 km
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Lion at Malpas 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Old Mill Thai Vintage 4 5 miles8 km
- Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 9.6 miles15.4 km
Schools in Prees
- Prees C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 7 miles11.2 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Doddington Hall Estate 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Aston Hall Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Attingham Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Park Hall Stadium 15.2 miles24.4 km