Colebatch, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Colebatch from the Shropshire Way - geograph.org.uk - 122239.jpg
Static Image Caption:Colebatch seen from the Shropshire Way
Coordinates:52.477°N -3.004°W
Official Name:Colebatch
Population:210
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Colebatch
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Ludlow
Post Town:BISHOPS CASTLE
Postcode District:SY9
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01588
Os Grid Reference:SO318870

Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210.[1]

The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun. Also nearby, to the east, is the village of Lydbury North, while the hamlet of Cefn Einion lies to the west.

In the village, on the west side of a tributary of the River Kemp, are the earthwork remains of Colebatch Castle, a small motte castle.

The village is named after the Colebatch family who owned the village and castle of Colebatch. Descendants include John Colebatch and Hal Colebatch. The name was originally the Norman word d'Colebatche.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 22 November 2015.
  2. Book: Colebatch . Hal G. P. . Hal Colebatch (author) . Steadfast Knight: A Life of Sir Hal Colebatch . 2004 . Fremantle Arts Centre Press . 1-920731-39-3 . 14.
  3. De Garis . Brian . Brian De Garis . A Political Biography of Sir Hal Colebatch . 1962 . University of Western Australia . MA . 1.