Adeney | |
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Farm buildings in the hamlet of Adeney, Shropshire. | |
Adeney Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ701182 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWPORT |
Postcode district | TF10 |
Dialling code | 01952 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Adeney is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire, in the civil parish of Edgmond.
Its name was formerly also spelt Adney, and derives from an Old English name meaning "Eadwynne's island".[1] It lies in an area of the Weald Moors known as the "Birch Moors"; the closest villages are Edgmond, to the east, and Tibberton, to the north-west.
References
- The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.10
External links
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