Shawbury

Coordinates: 52°47′10″N 2°39′18″W / 52.786°N 2.655°W / 52.786; -2.655
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Shawbury
Shawbury parish church from the village
Shawbury is located in Shropshire
Shawbury
Shawbury
Location within Shropshire
Population2,872 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ550210
• London163 miles (262 km)
Civil parish
  • Shawbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01939
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°47′10″N 2°39′18″W / 52.786°N 2.655°W / 52.786; -2.655

Shawbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.[1] The village is 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Shrewsbury and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Telford.

The village straddles the A53 between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton.[2] The nearest railway station is at Yorton on the Welsh Marches Line for Shrewsbury/Crewe. The 2011 census recorded a population of 2,872 for the entire civil parish of Shawbury.[3]

History[edit]

Shawbury has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085.[4] In the great book Shawbury is recorded by the name Sawesberie. The main landholder was Gerard from Earl Roger of Shrewsbury. The survey also mentions that there is a church and a mill.

Geography[edit]

The River Roden flows through the village. The village of Moreton Corbet, with its castle, is just to the north. The main weather station for Shropshire is located in the village at the RAF base.[5] In December 1981, a temperature of -25.2 °C was recorded, one of the coldest on record for England.[6]

Climate data for Shawbury[a]
WMO ID: 03414; coordinates 52°47′41″N 2°39′53″W / 52.79469°N 2.66473°W / 52.79469; -2.66473 (Met Office Shawbury); elevation: 72 m (236 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)
17.4
(63.3)
21.5
(70.7)
25.2
(77.4)
26.7
(80.1)
31.2
(88.2)
35.7
(96.3)
34.9
(94.8)
29.6
(85.3)
28.1
(82.6)
18.4
(65.1)
15.4
(59.7)
35.7
(96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
8.1
(46.6)
10.3
(50.5)
13.2
(55.8)
16.3
(61.3)
19.1
(66.4)
21.1
(70.0)
20.7
(69.3)
18.1
(64.6)
14.2
(57.6)
10.3
(50.5)
7.7
(45.9)
13.9
(57.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7)
4.6
(40.3)
6.3
(43.3)
8.6
(47.5)
11.5
(52.7)
14.4
(57.9)
16.3
(61.3)
16.0
(60.8)
13.7
(56.7)
10.4
(50.7)
6.9
(44.4)
4.5
(40.1)
9.8
(49.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
1.2
(34.2)
2.3
(36.1)
3.9
(39.0)
6.8
(44.2)
9.6
(49.3)
11.5
(52.7)
11.4
(52.5)
9.3
(48.7)
6.6
(43.9)
3.5
(38.3)
1.3
(34.3)
5.7
(42.3)
Record low °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5)
−12.9
(8.8)
−12.2
(10.0)
−5.9
(21.4)
−3.3
(26.1)
−0.5
(31.1)
2.5
(36.5)
0.8
(33.4)
−2.5
(27.5)
−5.9
(21.4)
−12.5
(9.5)
−25.2
(−13.4)
−25.2
(−13.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.4
(2.26)
43.3
(1.70)
43.4
(1.71)
47.1
(1.85)
53.6
(2.11)
59.0
(2.32)
57.6
(2.27)
64.2
(2.53)
61.1
(2.41)
68.8
(2.71)
60.8
(2.39)
66.3
(2.61)
682.5
(26.87)
Average snowfall mm (inches) 26
(1.0)
19
(0.7)
3
(0.1)
4
(0.2)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
27
(1.1)
80
(3.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.1 10.8 10.2 10.4 10.0 10.1 10.5 10.5 10.0 11.3 12.5 13.1 131.6
Average snowy days 3.0 2.9 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 9.1
Average relative humidity (%) 90 87 84 83 82 84 83 83 86 88 90 90 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.8 74.9 114.6 158.1 194.9 187.5 193.3 168.0 134.7 97.5 61.8 49.9 1,487.8
Mean daily daylight hours 8.3 9.9 11.9 14.0 15.8 16.8 16.3 14.7 12.7 10.6 8.7 7.7 12.3
Average ultraviolet index 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3
Source 1: Met Office[7] European Climate Assessment and Dataset[8]
Source 2: WeatherAtlas[9]


Governance[edit]

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward covers much of the surrounding area with a total ward population as taken at the 2011 Census of 4,666.[10]

Landmarks[edit]

There has been a church on this site since at least the 12th century, although the present church is not from that date. Many air force personnel from RAF Shawbury, an air station founded in 1917, are buried in the churchyard, which contains 32 Commonwealth War Graves, 3 from World War I and 29 from World War II, besides 7 Polish Air Force personnel from the latter war.[11]

The village is home to RAF Shawbury, a helicopter airfield for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom and home of the tri-services Defence Helicopter Flying School.

Notable people[edit]

Bus service[edit]

Shawbury is served by the 64 route, operated by Arriva Midlands North, which runs between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton.

Sport[edit]

Shawbury's football club is Shawbury United F.C.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ RAF Shawbury is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) NE of Shrewsbury, and 12 miles (19 km) NW of Telford.

References[edit]

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 241, Shrewsbury, Wem, Shawbury & Baschurch. ISBN 978-0-319-46276-8
  2. ^ Shrewsbury & Telford Street Atlas, ISBN 978-1-84348-389-2
  3. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2011 - Shawbury CP
  4. ^ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Shropshire, Shawbury, page 230, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
  5. ^ Observations Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Top ten coldest recorded temperatures in the UK". 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Shawbury 1991–2020 averages". Met Office. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Indices Data – Shawbury STAID 1633". KNMI. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Monthly weather forecast and Climate – Shawbury, United Kingdom". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  11. ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown of figures obtained from count of casualty list accompanying. Date accessed 14 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Charles, Thomas" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 05 (11th ed.). 1911.
  13. ^ "A Famous General's Death – Sir R.H.K.Butler, of Shawbury". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 26 April 1935. p. 7. Both the Dictionary of National Biography and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography are erroneous in stating he died in Shrewsbury.

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Shawbury at Wikimedia Commons