Country: | England |
Official Name: | Cheswell |
Coordinates: | 52.75°N -2.419°W |
Static Image Name: | Cheswell_manor.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Cheswell Manor |
Static Image 2 Name: | Cheswell_hill.jpg |
Static Image 2 Caption: | View towards Cheswell Hill from the main settlement |
Civil Parish: | Church Aston |
Unitary England: | Telford and Wrekin |
Lieutenancy England: | Shropshire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | The Wrekin |
Post Town: | NEWPORT |
Postcode District: | TF10 |
Postcode Area: | TF |
Dial Code: | 01952 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ717170 |
Cheswell is a hamlet in Shropshire, England on the edge of the Weald Moors.
The settlement is overlooked by a rocky, sandstone edge called Cheswell Hill, which gives the place its name. The old name - Chrestill - is thought to mean 'Christ's Hill' or 'the hill with a cross'.
There a number of substantial brick buildings, including the Manor, Grange and Lodge, surrounded by damp, reclaimed farmland.