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Pimhill

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Pimhill is a geographically large civil parish in Shropshire, England, to the north of Shrewsbury. It is named after a hill, which rises to 163 m, sometimes spelt Pim Hill. In recent times the parish is more well known as "Bomere Heath and District". As well as the large village of Bomere Heath, the small villages of Albrighton, Fitz, Leaton, Merrington and Preston Gubbals, as well as the hamlets of Crossgreen, Dunnsheath, Forton Heath, Grafton, Mytton, Old Woods and Walford Heath, lie in the parish. The 2001 census recorded 2008 people living in the parish, in 853 households, the population increasing to 2,118 at the 2011 Census.Near Pim Hill is Lea Hall, a notable Elizabethan brick house and dovecote. The Battle of Shrewsbury (1403) was fought in the eastern part of the parish, near the present settlement of Battlefield, though much of the battlefield now lies in the parish of Shrewsbury.The River Severn forms the parish boundary to the south, whilst the River Perry flows through the south-western area of the parish. The parish has numerous woodlands and coppices, making it quite a wooded area overall. On the hill itself is a stone carving of a naked woman which has been dubbed by some as the "Rock Lady". Its origin is as yet unknown. Its earliest sighting on record is 1993 but it is thought to date much further back this.

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Preston Gubbals
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Preston Gubbalds is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Pimhill, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies on the A528 Shrewsbury-Ellesmere road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 440. Preston Gubbalds became a civil parish in 1866, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form Pimhill.The name, spelt Preston Gubbalds or Preston Gobald in some historical sources, is derived from the Old English for "priest's settlement", along with the name of Godebold or Godbold, a priest who was subtenant of the manor in 1066 and at the time of the Domesday Book survey. The same man also held PREEN, LACK, ATCHAM AND UCKINGTON. According to the Rotuli Hundredorum. [II. 75. 172] Preston Gobald coupled with Bosshall, was said to be held by [Sir] Thomas de Boshall, as mentioned in the Nomina Villlarum of 1316. To the west is the large village of Bomere Heath (once a hamlet of Preston Gubbals parish) and to the south is the small village of Albrighton. The village church is dedicated to St. Martin and contains a mediaeval chancel, that became the south aisle when additions including a tower, nave and chancel, were made in the 19th century. It became redundant in 1973, the additions were demolished, and the building now belongs the Churches Conservation Trust.To the north of the village, as the A528 passes by Pim Hill, is Lea Hall, a notable Elizabethan brick house, and its dovecote.