Corfton | |
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![]() Corfton | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SO495849 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRAVEN ARMS |
Postcode district | SY7 |
Dialling code | 01584 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Corfton is a small village in Shropshire, England, located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Craven Arms and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Ludlow, the two nearest towns.
There is a pub, with its own small brewery (the Corvedale Brewery), called The Sun Inn.[1]
It is named after the nearby River Corve.
The Corvedale Three Castles Walk runs through the village.
History
Corfton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086; at the time it formed part of the Saxon hundred of Culvestan (which was replaced in the reign of Henry I by Munslow).[2]
See also
References
- ^ WhatPub.com (CAMRA) Sun, Corfton
- ^ Open Domesday Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Corfton
External links
Media related to Corfton at Wikimedia Commons