Quabbs Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Smith, A. H. The place-names of Gloucestershire, IV, English Place-Name society, 1965, p.117