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Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 2°25′00″W / 52.866667°N 2.416667°W
Cheswardine, Shropshire 
Cheswardine, High Street
Cheswardine, Shropshire
Cheswardine, Shropshire shown within ShropshirePopulation 991 (2001 Census)[1] OS grid reference SJ720299 Parish Cheswardine Unitary authority Shropshire Ceremonial county Shropshire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town MARKET DRAYTON Postcode district TF9 Dialling code 01630 Police West Mercia Fire Shropshire Ambulance West Midlands EU Parliament West Midlands UK Parliament North Shropshire List of places: UK • England • Shropshire Cheswardine is a rural village and civil parish in north east Shropshire, England. The village lies close to the border with Staffordshire and is about 8 miles north of Newport and 5 miles south east of Market Drayton. At the 2001 Census, the parish (which also includes the villages of Chipnall and Soudley as well as several small hamlets such as Goldstone and Ellerton), had a population of 991 people.[1]
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History and architecture
The name Cheswardine, recorded in 1086 as Ciseworde and in 1189 as Chesewordin, is probably derived from the Old English for "cheese-producing settlement".[2]
Cheswardine was mentioned in the Domesday book, when the manor was held by Robert of Stafford, but is probably a much older settlement, with the church likely being built on an ancient fortified site.[3] There was once a castle here, probably built for the Anglo-Norman Lestrange family, who had considerable land holdings in the area; only the moat now remains.[3]
The parish church, dedicated to St Swithun, overlooks Cheswardine from the hill at the top of the village. This is at least the third church on this site, and was rebuilt in 1887 - 1889 under the direction of the esteemed architect John Loughborough Pearson, who died before the work was completed. The work was completed with the assistance of funding by the then squire of the Cheswardine Estate, Charles Donaldson-Hudson, who evidently provided half of the estimated cost of £8,500.
Public bus services
The 323 Market Drayton - Telford bus used to run through the village but was discontinued in May 2010, due to poor usage, resulting in subsidy being dropped by the council. School busses still operate to the grove, using Happy Dyas coaches and Bennetts.
Local amenities
Local amenities include a primary school, St Swithun's Church, as well as two village pubs, the Red Lion, with its own brewery, and the Fox and Hounds, which serves food. There is also a village hall, bowling green and playing fields. However, the local post office was forced to close down in 2006 to be turned into a residential building. A new community village shop opened in its place in 2010.
People and Awards
The village has been runner up in Britain in Bloom several times. It was also home to the late MBE award winner Winnie Goodwin, who also starred in a Müller advertisement.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Cheswardine". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798912&c=cheswardine&d=16&e=15&g=482043&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1225581546766&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Gelling and Foxall, The place-names of Shropshire, Volume 1, EPNS, 1990, p.78
- ^ a b Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.46
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Media related to Cheswardine at Wikimedia CommonsCeremonial county of Shropshire Boroughs or districts Major settlements Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford (Dawley • Madeley • Oakengates • Wellington) • Wem • Whitchurch
See also: List of civil parishes in ShropshireRivers Topics Categories:- Villages in Shropshire
- Civil parishes in Shropshire
- Shropshire geography stubs
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