Yorton is a small village in Shropshire, England, north of the county town of Shrewsbury and south of the town of Wem.

Yorton
The Railway Inn public house, Yorton
Yorton is located in Shropshire
Yorton
Yorton
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ503237
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01939
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°48′32″N 2°44′10″W / 52.809°N 2.736°W / 52.809; -2.736

Governance

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Yorton is represented in the unitary Shropshire Council and the North Shropshire constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Transport

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Railway

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Yorton railway station is located on the Welsh Marches Line between Wem and Shrewsbury. The station is a request stop. The station also serves the nearby larger village of Clive. The station primarily offers services between Shrewsbury and Crewe, stopping at Wem, Prees, Whitchurch, Wrenbury and Nantwich. The station is also served by morning peak services southbound to Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, as well as evening peak services southbound to Hereford, Newport, Cardiff Central, Swansea, Carmarthen and Milford Haven and northbound to Wilmslow, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly.

The village is served by the 511 bus route, operated by Arriva Midlands North, which runs between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch via Wem. Some services terminate in Wem and do not continue to Whitchurch.

Bus services in Yorton, Shropshire
Bus operator Route Destination(s) Notes
Arriva Midlands North 511 ShrewsburyHadnallWemPreesWhitchurch Some services terminate in Wem[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Arriva Bus".
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