52°40′11″N 2°38′24″W / 52.66974°N 2.64°W 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.
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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]
See also
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edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Parish of Wroxeter and Uppington
- ^ Wroxeter and Uppington CC, accessed 20-11-10