Heath, Shropshire

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Heath
Heath Chapel near Bouldon - geograph.org.uk - 346924.jpg
Heath Chapel
Heath is located in Shropshire
Heath
Heath
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO558855
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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Post townCRAVEN ARMS
Postcode districtSY7
Dialling code01584
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52°27′58″N 2°39′00″W / 52.466°N 2.650°W / 52.466; -2.650Coordinates: 52°27′58″N 2°39′00″W / 52.466°N 2.650°W / 52.466; -2.650

Heath is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Clee Hills area of Shropshire, England.

The settlement and wider rural area historically had a larger population than now, especially in medieval times. Heath Chapel is a Norman Grade I Listed building.[1] The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2017 and merged with Abdon to form Abdon and Heath.[2]

Nearby are the larger settlements of Bouldon and Clee St. Margaret. Heath lies at approximately 240 metres (790 ft) above sea level.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Heath Chapel
  2. ^ "The Shropshire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Abdon and Heath) Order 2016" (PDF). Lgbce. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey mapping


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