Cressage

Cressage

Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 2°36′21″W / 52.63310°N 2.60575°W / 52.63310; -2.60575

Cressage
"Lady Oak" - geograph.org.uk - 288259.jpg
The "Lady Oak" at Cressage
Cressage is located in Shropshire
Cressage

 Cressage shown within Shropshire
Population 783 (2001 Census)[1]
Parish Cressage
Shire county Shropshire
Ceremonial county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Shropshire

Cressage is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the junction of the A458 and B4380 roads and the River Severn flows around its northern boundary. The Royal Mail postcode begins SY5.[2] The parish council is combined with the neighbouring parish of Sheinton.

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History

The village was originally called Christesache, or "Christ's Oak", and this over time has been corrupted to form the word "Cressage". The oak tree was part of a forest (which no longer exists), and a cutting from it was planted near the village in 1616. This was later relocated due to railway construction.[3]

In 584, Saint Augustine reputedly preached under the Cressage Oak.[3]

Geography

The Severn Valley Railway once ran through the village calling at Cressage railway station, before the section between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth was dismantled.[4] The village lies on the intersection of the A458 and the B4380, near to the River Severn. Cressage is 4 miles from the nearest town, Much Wenlock and is 8 miles south east of Shrewsbury.

Cressage has a public house, "The Eagles" was shut down early 2008, but reopened December 2009. The church, "Christ Church"is still standing out above all the houses.

Notable people

Among the village's well-known inhabitants was Admiral Sir Herbert Annesley Packer, who was born in the village on 9 October 1894.[5]

References

External links

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