Craven Arms
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.442, -2.84 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 42 82 |
| Population: | 2,595 |
Craven Arms in Shropshire, England is a small market town that sits on the edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB, acting as a practical gateway for walkers and visitors heading to the Long Mynd and other nearby hills. It has a compact centre with a railway station on the Welsh Marches Line, providing useful links to Shrewsbury and south Wales, so it feels both rural and well connected.
The town grew up in the 19th century around a coaching inn and the coming of the railway and today combines local agriculture with a steady stream of outdoor tourism; nearby attractions include the remarkably well preserved medieval Stokesay Castle and the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, which help give the place a quiet but distinctive cultural and historic character.
Postcode districts covering Craven Arms
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 22 miles
- Shrewsbury 19.2 miles
- Wellington 22.8 miles
- Stourport-on-Severn 24.8 miles
- Ryton 24 miles
- Bridgnorth 18.7 miles
- Newtown 20.6 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 20.5 miles
- Leominster 15.4 miles
- Ludlow 7.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sibdon Carwood Parish 0.7 miles
- Hopesay Parish 2 miles
- Wistanstow Parish 2.3 miles
- Church Stretton and Craven Arms Ward 2.5 miles
- Onibury Parish 2.6 miles
- Culmington Parish 2.9 miles
- Edgton Parish 3.2 miles
- Clungunford Parish 3.6 miles
- Acton Scott Parish 3.8 miles
- Clunbury Parish 4.6 miles
- Lydbury North Parish 5 miles
- Diddlebury Parish 5.1 miles
Example postcodes in Craven Arms
SY7 9QH, SY7 9FB, SY7 9QQ, SY7 9NU, SY7 9NS, SY7 9QU, SY7 9BW, SY7 9AF, SY7 9PD … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 46 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 61.6 miles
- Craven Arms 0.1 miles
- Broome Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Craven Arms Ad
- The Lion 5.9 miles
- The Clive Arms 5 5 miles
- The Town House Ludlow 7.3 miles
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- The Feathers Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- Fishmore Hall 3 6.8 miles
- The Wheatsheaf Inn 7.4 miles
Schools in Craven Arms
- Stokesay Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 5.1 miles
- Clee Hills Hill 7.5 miles
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 9.9 miles
- Easton Court Estate 12.3 miles
- Clun Forest Forest 12.5 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 16.2 miles
- Kerry Hill Hill 17.3 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 17.5 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 17.7 miles
- Attingham Estate 18.2 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 19.6 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 19.9 miles