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Stapleton, Shropshire

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Stapleton Church geograph.org.uk 1183227
Stapleton Church geograph.org.uk 1183227

Stapleton () is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Condover, in Shropshire, England. It neighbours the villages of Exfords Green and Dorrington, and is closely bypassed by the A49. It is near the town of Shrewsbury and near the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In Stapleton is an 18th-century church with a cemetery and First World War war memorial site.

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