Frodesley
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Frodesley ( ) is a tiny village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire, and is situated partly within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 256. The population was 223 in the 2021 census.
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- Locality
- Acton Burnell
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Population
- 256
- Image
- St Mark's Church, Frodesley - geograph.org.uk - 738989.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01694
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- postal code
- SY5
- OS grid reference
- SJ513014
- Commons category
- Frodesley
- P8168
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- P12749
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Frodesley ( ) is a tiny village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire, and is situated partly within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 256. The population was 223 in the 2021 census.
The name probably derives from an Anglo-Saxon chief "Frod" who was the founder, and leah or clearing. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book: one hide paying tax, land for two ploughs, woodland for 30 pigs, valued at eight shillings. Most of Frodesley extends perpendicular to the south-west extension the Roman road Watling Street, running from Wroxeter (Viroconium) to Leintwardine (Bravonium or Branogenium) - Iter XII of the Antonine Itinerary. An important route built in the 1st century AD, the stretch here has been in continuous use.
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