| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Aa edgmond from heli 20070506.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Edgmond from helicopter. The Wrekin on the horizon |
| Coordinates: | 52.772°N -2.411°W |
| Official Name: | Edgmond |
| Population: | 2,062 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Civil Parish: | Edgmond |
| 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: | SJ722194 |
Edgmond is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village population at the 2011 Census was 2,062.[1] It lies 1miles north-west of the town of Newport.
The village has two pubs (the Lion and the Lamb), a Methodist chapel and hall (neither of which are in use), a village hall, and a village shop with a co-located post office.
There is a recreation field called simply "The Playing Fields", where there are Sunday cricket games, pub football matches, and a playground for young children. The village also has many areas for walking and biking including an area called the Rock Hole, an old sandstone quarry from which the rock used to build the local church was taken .
Also popular is the canal walk, which leads down to the local town of Newport along the old canals. The canals are now often used for fishing competitions. There has been much speculation about the possibility of reopening the old Shrewsbury and Newport Canal route.[2]
There is a Church of England parish church in Edgmond, dedicated to St.Peter. It is in the Archdeaconry of Salop and Diocese of Lichfield.
The parish war memorial, on a roadside, erected to commemorate war dead of World War I, consists of a sandstone pillar surmounted by a crucifix with figures of a soldier and a nurse looking up at the figure of Christ.[3]
The village has a Church of England primary school, called St.Peter's.
Harper Adams University is in Edgmond. The University has accommodation in the village, where many international students stay. The main subjects taught at the college are related to the food chain and much research is done there. Here on 10 January 1982 the English lowest temperature weather record was broken (and is kept to this day): -26.1°C.[4]
Previous Rectors of Edgmond include:
Folklorist Charlotte Burne (1850-1923) lived in childhood at Edgmond.[8]
The church holds an annual Church Clipping service, which claims to be the longest uninterrupted clipping service in the country.[9]
Edgmond was once associated with the practice of souling, a possible contributor to the halloween practice of trick or treating. The folk song "The Edgmond Man's Souling Song" was released by folk musicians John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris on their 1976 album Among The Many Attractions at the Show will be a Really High Class Band.
The name Edgmond comes from the Anglo-Saxon for edge of marsh; the hamlet of Edgmond Marsh lies north of the village at 52.7819°N -2.4181°W.
Services operating in the Edgmond area, as of 2023:
| Number | Route | Operator | Days of operation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Newport - Tibberton - Wellington | Telford and Wrekin Council | Monday - Friday (excluding public holidays) | |
| 519 | Newport - Shrewsbury | Arriva Midlands | Monday - Friday (school terms only) |