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Edgton Shropshire

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Art Galleries 10 Museums 7 Holiday Parks 5 Golf Courses 3 Theatres 3 Lakes 2 Go Karting 1 Stadiums 1 Nature Reserves 1 Other Attractions 1

Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryCraven Arms Surgery3.2 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy3.3 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX49 miRailway stationBroome3.1 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle5.0 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY7 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY7 postcode district.

County or areaShropshire

Postcode districtSY7

Telephone code01295

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:48 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:19 am – 3:59 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People6,106 residentsin the Clun & Bucknell census areaMedian age 57.32,741 households75% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,783 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C899 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksGainham Poollake · 1.9 miBeeches Poollake · 2.0 miRidgway Hillhill · under a mileWart Hillhill · under a mileRidgway Dinglevalley · under a mileHarps Dinglevalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19906 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202620 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 2.5 · PM_2.5 4.6 · PM₁₀ 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation228 m748 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 181 to 301 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Art Galleries

Art Galleries in Edgton

GALLERY - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
32 High Street, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ · 4.5 mi
Old Surgery - Clun, Craven Arms
11 High Street, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8JB · 6.2 mi
Berkeley Studio - Buckton, Craven Arms
Buckton Park, Buckton, Craven Arms, SY7 0JU · 7.8 mi
School House Crafts - Leintwardine
High Street, Leintwardine, SY7 0LQ · 7.1 mi
Material - Ludlow
131 Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 10.1 mi
Valentyne Dawes Gallery - Ludlow
Church Street, Ludlow, SY8 1AP · 10.2 mi
Silk Top Hat Gallery - Ludlow
4 Quality Square, Ludlow, SY8 1AR · 10.2 mi
Art Room - Ludlow
Flat E/Castle House/Castle Sq, Ludlow, SY8 1AX · 10.2 mi
Bebb Fine Art - Ludlow
1 Church Street, Ludlow, SY8 1AP · 10.2 mi
Fir Tree Cottage Crafts - Ludlow
11 Tower Street, Ludlow, SY8 1RL · 10.3 mi

Museums

Museums in Edgton

Bishops Castle Railway Society - Bishop's Castle
School Lane, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BQ · 4.5 mi
Bishops Castle Heritage Resource Centre - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
Chapel Yd, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DE · 4.5 mi
Judge's Lodging - Presteigne
Presteigne, LD8 2AD · 14.1 mi
Land Of Lost Content - Craven Arms
Market Street, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW · 3.4 mi
Ludlow Museum - Ludlow
Castle Square, Ludlow, SY8 1AS · 10.2 mi
Ludlow Museum Resource Centre - Ludlow
Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 10.2 mi
Ludlow Library & Museum Resource Centre - Ludlow
Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 9.9 mi

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks in Edgton

Middle Woodbatch Farm - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
Woodbatch Rd, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JS · 5.9 mi
Rockbridge Park - Presteigne
Rockridge Park, Presteigne, LD8 2NF · 13.9 mi
Artisham Holiday Park - Onibury, Craven Arms
A49, Onibury, Craven Arms, SY7 9BA · 5.1 mi
Westbrook Park - Little Hereford, Ludlow
Lynch Lane, Little Hereford, Ludlow, SY8 4AU · 14.8 mi
Mill Farm Holiday Park - Hughley, Shrewsbury
Hughley, Hughley, Shrewsbury, SY5 6NT · 13.2 mi

Golf Courses

Golf Courses in Edgton

Knighton Golf Club - Knighton
Under Ffrydd Wood, Knighton, LD7 1DL · 10.9 mi
Elm lodge Golf Course - Ludlow
Elm Lodge, Fishmore, Ludlow, SY8 3DP · 9.7 mi
Shrewsbury Golf Club - Condover, Shrewsbury
Grange Lane, Condover, Condover, Shrewsbury, SY5 7BL · 13.9 mi

Theatres

Theatres in Edgton

Pentabus Theatre Co - Bromfield, Ludlow
The Old School, Bromfield, Ludlow, SY8 2JU · 7.9 mi
LightsDown Theatre School (Ludlow) - Orleton, Near Ludlow
Orleton Village Hall, Orleton, Orleton, Near Ludlow, SY8 4HD · 13.0 mi
appletree theatre company - Middleton, Ludlow
Bramley Lodge, Middleton, Middleton, Ludlow, SY8 3EP · 10.9 mi

Lakes

Lakes in Edgton

Ryton Farm Holidays - Dorrington, Ryton
Dorrington, Ryton, SY5 7LY · 12.7 mi
Bromdon Fishing Pools - Wheathill, Burwarton
Lower Bromdon, Wheathill, Burwarton, WV16 6QT · 13.7 mi

Go Karting

Go Karting in Edgton

Border Kart Racing - Kinsham, Presteigne
The Barn, Kinsham, Kinsham, Presteigne, LD8 2HN · 13.5 mi

Stadiums

Stadiums in Edgton

Ludlow Racecourse - Bromfield
Bromfield, SY8 2BT · 8.0 mi

Nature Reserves

Nature Reserves in Edgton

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills - Church Stretton
Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, SY6 6JG · 6.4 mi

Other Attractions

Other Attractions in Edgton

Jo Mattox - Church Stoke, Montgomery
Wain House, Church Stoke, Montgomery, SY15 6AG · 8.9 mi

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