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 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 20 miles
- Dudley 23.3 miles
- Walsall 23 miles
- Telford 7.5 miles
- West Bromwich 24.8 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 18.1 miles
- Cannock 17.6 miles
- Shrewsbury 15.1 miles
- Crewe 22.1 miles
- Stafford 13.2 miles
- Tipton 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newport North Ward 1.4 miles
- Chetwynd Parish 1.5 miles
- Church Aston Parish 1.5 miles
- Newport West Ward 1.7 miles
- Newport Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Newport East Ward 1.9 miles
- Newport South Ward 2.1 miles
- Church Aston & Lilleshall Ward 2.2 miles
- Tibberton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Lilleshall Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Tibberton and Cherrington Parish 2.9 miles
- Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Edgmond
TF10 8HX, TF10 8EX, TF10 8JW, TF10 8JH, TF10 8HU, TF10 8JJ, TF10 8HR, TF10 8EL, TF10 8HS … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 35.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 40.3 miles
- Oakengates Railway Station 5.9 miles
- Telford Central Railway Station 6.6 miles
Hotels near Edgmond Ad
- The Sutherland 3.5 miles
- Lilleshall House & Gardens and Lilleshall National Sports Centre 3 3.8 miles
- Premier Inn Newport/Telford 3 2.2 miles
- Premier Inn Newport Telford 3 2.4 miles
- International Hotel Telford 6.9 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 6.7 miles
- Fallow Field, Telford by Marston's Inns 4.9 miles
- voco Telford - Ironbridge 3 7.3 miles
- Hadley Park House Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Mercure Telford Centre Hotel 4 6.7 miles
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 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 9.3 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 10 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 12.1 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 12.2 miles
- Attingham Estate 12.3 miles
- Springfield House Estate 13.2 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 13.4 miles
- Acton Hill Estate 13.9 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 15.2 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 15.4 miles
- Davenport House Estate 15.8 miles