Cwm Head Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Cwm Head Geograph-440925-by-Jonathan-Billinger.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Michael's and All Angels church, Cwm Head
Coordinates:52.493°N -2.85°W
Official Name:Cwm Head
Civil Parish:Wistanstow
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Ludlow
Post Town:CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode District:SY6
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01694
Os Grid Reference:SO422887

Cwm Head is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. The name is part-Welsh, part-English and means "Head of the Valley".

It is located in the parish of Wistanstow and on the B4370 road, NaNmiles southwest of Marshbrook and the A49 road. From Cwm Head, the B4370 heads downhill both towards Marshbrook and in the other direction towards Horderley and the A489.

There is a Church of England parish church at Cwm Head - "St Michael and All Angels".[1] It was built in 1845 to a neo-Norman design by H. C. Whitling and is built largely of stone.[2]

To the northwest is the hamlet of Hamperley while to the northeast (towards Marshbrook) is the hamlet of Whittingslow.

The hamlet lies between 226m and 232m above sea level.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SO4288 Geograph
  2. A Guide to Shropshire (Third Edition), 2005, Raven, p. 68