Oswestry Rural is a geographically large civil parish located in Shropshire, England. It is situated south of Oswestry itself, and extends from the border with Wales in the west. It covers an area of 62 square kilometres (24 sq mi) and had a population of 4,504 in the 2011 census[2]

Oswestry Rural
Civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, with Oswestry Rural highlighted
Oswestry Rural is located in Shropshire
Oswestry Rural
Oswestry Rural
Location within Shropshire
Area62 km2 (24 sq mi) [1]
Population4,504 (2011 Census)
• Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSJ279270
Civil parish
  • Oswestry Rural
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOswestry
Postcode districtSY10
Dialling code01691
ISO 3166 codeGB-SHR
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.oswestryrural-pc.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°50′09″N 3°04′18″W / 52.8357°N 3.0717°W / 52.8357; -3.0717

The parish includes the villages of Rhydycroesau, Trefonen, Morda, Maesbury, and various other hamlets including Treflach, Whitehaven, Tyn-y-coed, Croesau Bach, Ball and Aston Square.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Oswestry Rural". Ordnance Survey Linked Data. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 29 November 2015.