Whixall

Whixall
Whixall Social Centre
Whixall is located in Shropshire
Whixall
Whixall
Location within Shropshire
Population795 (2011)[1]
DemonymWhixalite
OS grid referenceSJ516344
Civil parish
  • Whixall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWhitchurch
Postcode districtSY13
Dialling code01948
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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Shropshire
52°54′22″N 2°43′16″W / 52.906°N 2.721°W / 52.906; -2.721

Whixall is, by land area, the third largest inland village in England and a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is documented in the Domesday Book as having been in existence in 1086.[2]

The nearest towns are Whitchurch, to the north, and Wem, to the south.

The parish lies on the border with the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its close proximity to Wales is shown by a hamlet called Welsh End.

Within the parish boundaries (encompassing seven square miles) are various hamlets including Abbey Green, Hollinwood, Welsh End, Stanley Green, Dobson's Bridge, Far End and Waterloo.

Whixall village contains a Church of England village church, and primary school. The village's outdoor war memorial, a square-section obelisk, stands in fenced area on the roadside by the school.[3]

In July 2021 a Bronze Age stone artwork that became known as the "Whixall Monolith" or Whixall Stone, was discovered in the creation of a drive at a house in the village. Adorned with cup and ring carvings, the Permio-Triassic red sandstone block is apparently the first such monolith to be found in Shropshire.[4]

The Llangollen Canal of the Shropshire Union Canal and the short Prees Branch of the Ellesmere Canal run through the parish.

Evening over Whixall Marina

Prees was the intended destination of the Prees Branch, however the arm was only completed as far as Quina Brook. The arm is now known as the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal, and is navigable for about a mile to Whixall Marina. The remaining 3/4 mile is still followable on the towpath as it passes through Prees Branch Canal Nature Reserve.[5] The canal is crossed by Dobson's Bridge, a fixed humpback bridge, which was classified in 1987 as a Grade Il listed building.[6] It is also crossed by the listed Stark's Bridge, currently undergoing restoration.[7]

Adjacent to Whixall is Whixall Moss, part of Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, the third largest lowland raised bog in Britain, a rare habitat and the home of a number of rare species.[8]

A sign on a typical rural lane shows the way to some of the Whixall points of interest.

The Shropshire Way long distance footpath runs through Whixall.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Open Domesday, Place: Whixall", Retrieved on 26 January 2017
  3. ^ Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton Publications. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-909644-11-3.
  4. ^ "Bronze Age artwork sold for £15k but may stay in county". Shropshire Star. 22 September 2022. p. 5.Report by Mark Andrews, latest on the stone which was sold at auction but is subject of arrangements to keep it for display in Shropshire.
  5. ^ "wild-net.org". wild-net.org. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Shropshire Union Canal (Edstaston Branch) Dobson's Bridge". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
  7. ^ "SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL STARKS BRIDGE, Whixall - 1244333 | Historic England".
  8. ^ "Moss". Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

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