Worthen
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.635, -2.997 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SJ 32 04 |
| Population: | 311 |
| Dialling code: | 01938 (Welshpool) |
Worthen is a small rural village in Shropshire, in western England, set amid rolling countryside on the edge of the county’s uplands and within easy reach of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It forms part of a larger civil parish made up of scattered hamlets and farmsteads and is characterised by stone cottages, a parish church and a compact village core.
Historically the local economy has been based on mixed farming, with pockets of former lead mining and quarrying in neighbouring areas such as Shelve and the Stiperstones that have left industrial archaeology and shaped the landscape. Today agriculture, small-scale tourism and local services are important, and a village hall, pub and seasonal events help sustain a close-knit community popular with walkers and people seeking country living.
Postcode districts covering Worthen
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 21.8 miles35 km
- Shrewsbury 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Wellington 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Oswestry 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Oswestry Rural 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Newtown 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Ludlow 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Worthen with Shelve Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Chirbury and Worthen Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Minsterley Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Snailbeach Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Westbury Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Rea Valley Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Trelystan and Trewern Ward 4 miles6.4 km
- Pontesbury Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Trewern Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Parish 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Chirbury with Brompton Parish 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Forden Built-up area 5.5 miles8.8 km
Example postcodes in Worthen
SY5 9JU, SY5 9HT, SY5 9EY, SY5 9HW, SY5 9HS, SY5 9JT, SY5 9HP, SY5 9HR, SY5 9JX … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 48.6 miles78.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 54 miles86.9 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Church Stretton Railway Station 10.6 miles17.1 km
Hotels near Worthen Ad
- Rowton Castle Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Dragon Hotel 5 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Talbot Hotel 9 miles14.4 km
- Netley Hall 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
Schools in Worthen
- Long Mountain C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Welshpool Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Powis Castle Estate 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11 miles17.8 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Clun Forest Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Aston Hall Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Attingham Estate 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 15.8 miles25.4 km