Adeney
For people with the surname Adeney, see Adeney (surname).
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 Farm buildings in the hamlet of Adeney, Shropshire. |
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| OS grid reference | SJ701182 |
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| Civil parish | Edgmond |
| Unitary authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | TF10 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | The Wrekin |
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Coordinates: 52°45′40″N 2°26′35″W / 52.761°N 2.443°W
Adeney is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire, in the civil parish of Edgmond.
Its name was formerly also spelt Adney, and derives from an Old English name meaning "Eadwynne's island".[1] It lies in an area of the Weald Moors known as the "Birch Moors"; the closest villages are Edgmond, to the east, and Tibberton, to the north-west.
References
- The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.10
External links
Media related to Adeney at Wikimedia Commons
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