Cruckton

Cruckmeole is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located on the A488, where a lane which connects Cruckmeole to the B4386 crossroads at Cruckton forms a three way junction near to Hanwood. It is within the civil parish of Pontesbury. The Cambrian Line railway passes close to the village on its way from Shrewsbury to the west Wales coast. There was a junction from which ran the Minsterley branch line, created in 1861, passing through Pontesbury and terminating in Minsterley but this closed, as a result of the Beeching Axe, in 1967. A residential school, Cruckton Hall, is located near the village. The building of a former primary school within the village, built 1872 but closed in 1969, now serves as Cruckton Village Hall. A Royal Mail post box is in a wall at the Cruckmeole junction. The Rea Brook, historically called the Meole Brook, flows through the village. John Wood Warter (1806-1878), antiquarian and cleric and editor of the works of Robert Southey, was born at Cruckmeole.

Cruckton railway station was a station in Cruckton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1913 and closed in 1933.

Hanwood railway station was a station in Hanwood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods traffic in 1964.

Great Hanwood is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.The population in 2001 was 1,023 and there were 457 households, rising to 1,090 at the 2011 Census in 494 households. Its main settlement is the village of Hanwood. Hanwood Bank is a smaller settlement adjoining Hanwood, further north-east on the A488 towards Shrewsbury.

Shorthill is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located just off the A488, near to Hanwood and Arscott, within Pontesbury civil parish. Shorthill contains a Victorian red-brick towered church (now closed as place of worship), at Lea Cross.

Hanwood is a large village in Shropshire, England. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) SW of Shrewsbury town centre, on the A488 road. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line runs through the village but there is no longer a railway station here. It was closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe. The nearest working passenger station is at Shrewsbury. The Rea Brook flows through the village and the village is laid along the floor of a small valley. The village forms the main of the civil parish of Great Hanwood.

Arscott is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is near to Plealey, Shorthill and Annscroft and within the civil parish of Pontesbury.The hamlet is spread out along Pound Lane and has a number of Victorian cottages associated with the local farms or coal mines working as early as 1838, the last closing in 1919.Nearby is the hamlet of Arscott Villa, which adjoins Annscroft. There is an 18-hole golf course at Arscott, which opened in 1992 and is the home of the Arscott Golf Club.

Shoot Hill railway station was a station to the south of Ford, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1921 and closed in 1933. Although Official closure was on 29 February 1960, a 2-coach Stephenson Locomotive Society train ran through on 20 March.

Nox is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, around a staggered junction on the B4386 road (historically a Roman Road) between the small villages of Cruckton and Yockleton, and south of Ford.Anciently in the parish of Pontesbury, Nox now lies mostly in the civil parish of Westbury; the parish boundaries of Westbury and of Pontesbury, which contains four of its houses, run through the hamlet. It is named after the Nock family, who owned what is now known as Nox House. It was initially recorded as an alehouse held by Richard Nock in 1653, that was later known as 'The Star and Ball' and was a regular meeting place of the Ford manorial court from 1674 to 1811. It was a butcher's shop in the 19th century before conversion to a private house. Nox also had a smithy, erected by John Nock in c.1668, that was 'still in business' in 1968.

Plealey Road railway station was a station to the north of Plealey, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed in 1951. The station was single track to the south of the level crossing. On the northern side was a goods yard with passing loop or goods loop equipped with a loading gauge

Plealey is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located between Pontesford and Longden.

Hanwood Road railway station was a station in Edgebold, Shropshire, England. The station opened as Edgebold railway station, opened in 1866 and closed in 1933.