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Vernolds Common Shropshire

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Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryCraven Arms Surgery3.0 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy2.9 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOnny CofE (A) Primary Schoolages 2-11, 87 pupils1.5 miSecondaryLudlow Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX43 miRailway stationCraven Arms3.0 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle6.9 miBus stops4 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 code01202

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:48 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:18 am – 3:59 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People6,716 residentsin the Craven Arms & Broadstone census areaMedian age 52.72,951 households62% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,181 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C824 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksBache Poollake · under a mileCricket Poollake · 2.6 miWhettleton Hillhill · 1.5 miStonehouse Poolswater · 2.1 miPark Woodwoodland · 1.2 miArbour Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · 3.2 miDinham Millennium Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199011 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202624 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 4.7 · PM₁₀ 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband62% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Gift Shops

Gift Shops in Vernolds Common

Caractacus - Clun, Craven Arms
8 The Square, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8JA · 10.8 mi

Upholstery Shops

Upholstery Shops in Vernolds Common

Jones Andrew - Leominster
31 Etnam Street, Leominster, HR6 8AE · 13.6 mi

Barber Shops

Barber Shops in Vernolds Common

Tenbury Barbers - Tenbury Wells
45 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AE · 10.6 mi

Other Shops

Other Shops in Vernolds Common

Bedstone post office - Bedstone, Bucknell
The Village Hall, Bedstone, Bucknell, SY7 0BE · 7.2 mi
Brampton Bryan post office - Brampton Bryan, Bucknell
Brampton Bryan, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH · 8.3 mi
Bucknell post office - Bucknell
Chapel Lawn Road, Bucknell, SY7 0AA · 8.5 mi
Clun post office - Clun, Craven Arms
Bridge Crafts, Church Street, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8JW · 5.3 mi
Clunbury post office - Clunbury
The Village Hall, Clunbury, SY7 0HG · 6.5 mi
Clungunford post office - Clungunford
The Village Hall, Clungunford, SY7 0PN · 4.9 mi
Clunton Service Site post office - Lydbury North
The Village Hall, Lydbury North, SY7 8AU · 8.4 mi
Clunton post office - Craven Arms
The Village Hall, Craven Arms, SY7 9RD · 3.0 mi
Craven Arms post office - Craven Arms
7 Corvedale Road, Craven Arms, SY7 9NE · 2.9 mi
Leintwardine post office - Leintwardine, Craven Arms
2 - 4 High Street, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, SY7 0JZ · 6.0 mi
Lingen post office - Lingen
The Village Hall, Lingen, SY7 0DY · 10.8 mi
Lydbury North post office - Lydbury North
61 Lydbury North, Lydbury North, SY7 8AR · 8.2 mi
Munslow post office - Aston Munslow, Craven Arms
Aston Munslow Garage, Aston Munslow, Craven Arms, SY7 9ER · 4.4 mi
Jewson - Craven Arms
The Grove, Craven Arms, SY7 8BY · 3.5 mi
Newington Garage - Craven Arms
Craven Arms, SY7 9QQ · 3.2 mi
Wall D w and Son - Craven Arms
Craven Arms, SY7 9NL · 2.8 mi
Teme Valley Beds - Craven Arms
Craven Arms, SY7 9PX · 2.9 mi
Shropshire Archictectural Salvage - Craven Arms
Craven Arms, SY7 9QG · 3.1 mi
Jungle Giants Bamboo Specialists - Onibury, Craven Arms
Onibury, Craven Arms, SY7 9BJ · 3.1 mi
Orb IT Services - Stokesay
Stokesay, SY7 9AH · 2.5 mi
Mynd Hardy Plants - Diddlebury, Craven Arms
Diddlebury, Craven Arms, SY7 9DH · 3.6 mi

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Top Gift Shops in Vernolds Common

Caractacus - Clun, Craven Arms
8 The Square, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8JA
10.8 miles away
Designer Time - Bridgnorth
45 High St, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX
16.9 miles away

Top Upholstery Shops in Vernolds Common

Pan Shop Antiques - Jackfield, Telford
Unit C15, Mews Craft Centre, Ferry Road, Jackfield, Telford, TF8 7LS
19.2 miles away

Top Barber Shops in Vernolds Common

Station Barbers - Leominster
Unit 2/Station Building/Worcester Rd, Leominster, HR6 8AR
13.6 miles away

Top Other Shops in Vernolds Common

Bucknell Nurseries - Bucknell
Bucknell, SY7 0EL
8.5 miles away
Rowlands Pharmacy - Tenbury Wells
7-9 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8BB
10.7 miles away
Harvest Wholefoods - Lydham, Bishop's Castle
Lydham, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5HB
10.7 miles away
Ockenden Timber - Snead, Churchstoke
Snead, Churchstoke, SY15 6EB
12.6 miles away