Uffington (/ʌfɪŋtən/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234.[1] It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at grid reference SJ53151395.

Uffington
Uffington village
Uffington is located in Shropshire
Uffington
Uffington
Location within Shropshire
Population234 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ530139
Civil parish
  • Uffington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°43′16″N 2°41′42″W / 52.721°N 2.695°W / 52.721; -2.695
Uffington viewed from Haughmond Hill with the River Severn and A49 road visible.
The Corbet Arms in Uffington.

Uffington is home to a church and a pub, the Corbet Arms. The Shrewsbury to Newport Canal once ran through the village. Within the parish lie the grade I listed ruins of Haughmond Abbey.[2]

Highway engineer Sir Henry Maybury (1864-1943) was born in Uffington.[3]

The 1997 Grand National winner, Lord Gyllene was trained by Steve Brookshaw in the village.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Haughmond Abbey, Uffington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 37. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 572.Article by J.S. Killick, revised by John Hibbs.