Country: | England |
Static Image Name: | Uffington01.JPG |
Static Image Caption: | Uffington village |
Coordinates: | 52.721°N -2.695°W |
Official Name: | Uffington |
Label Position: | left |
Population: | 234 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Civil Parish: | Uffington |
Unitary England: | Shropshire |
Lieutenancy England: | Shropshire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
Post Town: | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode District: | SY4 |
Postcode Area: | SY |
Dial Code: | 01743 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ530139 |
Uffington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234.[1] It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at .
Uffington is home to a church and a pub, the Corbet Arms. The Shrewsbury to Newport Canal once ran through the village. Within the parish lie the grade I listed ruins of Haughmond Abbey.[2]
Antiquary Edward Williams (1762-1833) was perpetual curate of the church from 1786 to his death.
Highway engineer Sir Henry Maybury (1864-1943) was born in Uffington.[3]
The 1997 Grand National winner, Lord Gyllene was trained by Steve Brookshaw in the village.