Barrow is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England, some 5 miles south of Telford between Ironbridge and Much Wenlock.

Although Barrow itself consists of a church and just a few dwellings, the parish extends from Broseley to the eastern edge of Much Wenlock; it also includes the hamlets of Willey and Benthall, and the lost settlement of Caughley. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 636,[1] increasing at the 2011 Census to 680.[2]

Site of Arlescott village.

Barrow is a short distance south of the site of a lost mediaeval village, Arlescott. The Jack Mytton Way runs through both Arlescott and Barrow.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Area: Barrow CP (Parish), Office for National Statistics, 28 April 2004
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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