Hordley

Hordley is a small and rural village and civil parish in North Shropshire, Shropshire, England.

It lies a few miles south of Ellesmere.

Within the parish boundaries is another small village - Bagley.

Hordley is set down to mainly arable crops, with some dairy farming. Towards the Lower Hordley end of the village is the factory of ABP which prepares and packages beef. Towards the west, there are attractive views of many hills. The River Perry runs through it, joining the River Severn into Shrewsbury. It is generally a quiet, rural area.

Within reach of this village are many easily accessible towns, including Ellesmere, Oswestry and Shrewsbury.

On certain days there is a post office set up in the village hall.

It is usually taken that the village is split into two parts, Upper and Lower Hordley. This is probably because of the long distance of road separating the two halves with nothing but field either side. Within the upper part there is St. Marys Church which is still in regular use, surrounding this is a small area of grave yards. There is also a farm and some small clusters of housing. Within Lower Hordley is a larger quantity of housing and farms, and the village hall.

The Weston Lullingfields branch of the Ellesmere Canal passed through Lower Hordley until its closure.

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