Habberley, Shropshire

Habberley

The Mytton Arms public house, Habberley
Habberley
 Habberley shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ398035
Civil parishPontesbury
Shire countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY5
Dialling code 01743
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentShrewsbury and Atcham
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Coordinates: 52°37′34″N 2°53′24″W / 52.626°N 2.890°W / 52.626; -2.890

Habberley is a small village in the English county of Shropshire.

Habberley lies near the Stiperstones southwest of the town of Shrewsbury.

Formerly a small (325 acres (132 ha)) civil parish in its own right Habberley was merged in to the Pontesbury civil parish in 1967.[1] Its main amenities are a small Anglican church (St Mary's), a public house (The Mytton Arms), and village hall.

In 1824 its population was recorded as 151[2] - by 1961 this had declined to 66[1] but residential development such as the conversion of redundant farm buildings has seen it rise again to about 100 residents in 2012.[3] Mary Webb, the romantic novelist, called the place and surrounding district 'Bitterley' in her 1916 novel The Golden Arrow.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 A Vision of Britain
  2. Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824
  3. Martinali (compiler), Richard. Pontesbury Parish 2012, Celebrating life in our parish in Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Year. Pontesbury 2012 Guide Committee. p. 13.
  4. Shropshire County Council

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