Edgmond
Built-up area in Telford and Wrekin, England
| Coordinates: | 52.776, -2.416 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 72 19 |
| Population: | 1,080 |
| Dialling code: | 01952 (Telford) |
Edgmond is a small village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in the county of Shropshire, England, set in a rural landscape a short distance from the market town of Newport. It has a historic core with a parish church, timber-framed houses and a village green, giving it a strong rural character amid surrounding farmland and country lanes.
The village is best known for being home to Harper Adams University, a specialist agricultural and rural sciences institution that influences the local economy and social life; agriculture and small rural businesses remain important alongside commuters to nearby towns. Community life centres on the church, village hall and village pubs, with regular local events and sports clubs keeping the social scene active.
Postcode districts covering Edgmond
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 20 miles32.2 km
- Dudley 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Walsall 23 miles37.1 km
- Telford 7.5 miles12.1 km
- West Bromwich 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Cannock 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Shrewsbury 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Crewe 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Stafford 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Tipton 22.6 miles36.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Newport North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Chetwynd Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Church Aston Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Newport West Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Newport Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Newport East Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Newport South Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Church Aston & Lilleshall Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Tibberton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Lilleshall Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tibberton and Cherrington Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Edgmond
TF10 8NA, TF10 8HQ, TF10 8HL, TF10 8LE, TF10 8JA, TF10 8JD, TF10 8LD, TF10 8HJ, TF10 8HX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 35.8 miles57.6 km
- Manchester Airport 40.3 miles64.9 km
- Oakengates Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Telford Central Railway Station 6.6 miles10.7 km
Schools in Edgmond
- St Peter's C of E Controlled Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- New Bucks Head Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Madeley Court Estate 10 miles16 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Attingham Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Springfield House Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Acton Hill Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Davenport House Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km