Country: | England |
Static Image Name: | Crossroads at Quabbs - geograph.org.uk - 1597651.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Crossroads at Quabbs |
Coordinates: | 52.415°N -3.167°W |
Official Name: | Quabbs |
Civil Parish: | Bettws-y-Crwyn |
Unitary England: | Shropshire |
Lieutenancy England: | Shropshire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | Ludlow |
Post Town: | KNIGHTON |
Postcode District: | LD7 |
Postcode Area: | LD |
Dial Code: | 01547 |
Os Grid Reference: | SO206804 |
Quabbs is a small, scattered hamlet in the southwest of Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. The name, which also occurs in Gloucestershire as a field name, is possibly derived from the Old English word cwabba, "marsh".[1]
It is located in the rural civil parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn. The nearest village is Newcastle.
Quabbs lies at 390m above sea level.