Cheswell, Shropshire Explained

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.

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