Derrington
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Derrington is a village near the M6 motorway
, lying west of the town of Stafford
, in the Stafford District, in the English county of Staffordshire
. The village lies on the now disused Shropshire Union Railway
running from Stafford to Shrewsbury. It has a pub, The Red Lion Inn and a parish church dedicated to St Matthew.
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
, lying west of the town of Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, in the Stafford District, in the English county of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. The village lies on the now disused Shropshire Union Railway
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company was a Company in England, formed in 1846, which managed several canals and a railway. It was leased by the London and North Western Railway from 1847, and bought by it in 1922, but continued to act as a semi-autonomous body, managing the canals until...
running from Stafford to Shrewsbury. It has a pub, The Red Lion Inn and a parish church dedicated to St Matthew.