Copthorne, Shropshire

Copthorne, Shropshire

Copthorne is a suburb in the county town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Surrounding Copthorne Road, the suburb is mainly residential and runs from the junction where Copthorne Bank meets New Street, in the north east near Frankwell Island, to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (previously known as Copthorne Hospital) and the suburb of Shelton to the west and south-west, on the outskirts of town.

From Frankwell, New Street runs south-west for a short way, ending by the Boat House public house and Frankwell footbridge (leading to The Quarry). The road (the A488) continues up Porthill as Porthill Road, along the edge of the Shrewsbury School grounds, and ends at the former A5 road, the Shrewsbury bypass.

On the north side of the suburb, Copthorne Road leads from Frankwell Island, to the west up Copthorne Bank, along past Copthorne Barracks (headquarters of the British Army's 5th Infantry Division, Shrewsbury Air Training Corps and the Shropshire Army Cadet Force and also ends up joining the old bypass at Shelton Road.

In the suburb are many residential streets, the Sandringham Court apartment development, several small shops and public houses, a tennis club, and two schools (Woodfield Infants School and St Georges Junior School).

Furthermore, on Mytton Oak Road, near the Hospital, there is the Copthorne Shopping Centre. This small development consists of a Post Office, Co-op supermarket, pharmacy, Fish and Chip shop, hairdresser and Coral (Bookmakers). On Woodfield Road by the two schools there is also Mace Porthill Stores, formerly known as Everington's. As well as this there is Oakfield Shopping Centre, off Oakfield Road, with a Chinese Takeaway, fitness centre and Scout and Cub Hut.

Varying definitions

Porthill is often considered a separate suburb, consisting of the areas around Porthill Road and Woodfield Road, including St George's School. As Copthorne is seen as a relatively prestigious address within Shrewsbury, it is common for people to claim to live there, and for estate agents and businesses to describe addresses as Copthorne, when according to most local definitions they lie in other areas. In particular, Gains Park, a 1990s housing estate west of the hospital, is often passed off as Copthorne (or sometimes as Shelton or Bicton Heath)- despite sharing the SY3 postcode it is completely separated from Copthorne and Shelton while Bicton Heath refers to an older settlement along the A458. The boundary with Radbrook Green is similarly ill-defined, often drawn along Radbrook Road although this means that the Rad Brook barely touches the suburb named for it.

Coordinates: 52°42′38″N 2°46′20″W / 52.71056°N 2.77222°W / 52.71056; -2.77222



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