Chirbury

Chirbury
St Michael's church, Chirbury
Chirbury is located in Shropshire
Chirbury
Chirbury
Location within Shropshire
Population348 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSO26159834
• London174 mi (280 km)
Civil parish
  • Chirbury with Brompton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMONTGOMERY
Postcode districtSY15
Dialling code01938
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°34′42″N 3°05′31″W / 52.5784°N 3.0919°W / 52.5784; -3.0919

Chirbury (/ˈɜːrbʌri/) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in the Shropshire district, in west Shropshire, England. It is situated in the Vale of Montgomery,[1] close to the Wales–England border (1.1 miles (1.8 km) at its nearest), which is to its north, west and south. The A490 and B4386 routes cross at Chirbury.

It is the largest settlement in the Chirbury with Brompton civil parish, which according to the 2001 census had a population of 914,[2] with the resident population of Chirbury at 348. The population of the civil parish had increased to 971 at the 2011 census.[3]

  1. ^ The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust Vale of Montgomery
  2. ^ United Kingdom Census 2001 Chirbury ward
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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