Wroxeter and Uppington

52°40′11″N 2°38′24″W / 52.66974°N 2.64°W / 52.66974; -2.64 Wroxeter and Uppington is a civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 382.[1] It lies mainly between the River Severn and the old A5 (now the B5061) and stretches from Atcham to The Wrekin.

Track from Uppington towards Uckington.

The main villages are Wroxeter and Uppington. Also forming part of the parish are the hamlets of Rushton, Charlton Hill, Donnington, Eyton and Dryton, as well as Atcham Business Park/Industrial Estate.[2]

The parish has an active cricket club, the Wroxeter & Uppington CC. Formed in 1906, it was originally based in Donnington, and now has a ground in Uppington.[3]

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ^ Parish of Wroxeter and Uppington
  3. ^ Wroxeter and Uppington CC, accessed 20-11-10