Myndtown is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in rural Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire is a 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. It borders Wales to the west...

, around 5 miles to the north-east of Bishop's Castle

Bishop's Castle

Bishop's Castle is a small market town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,630. Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun...

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The village of Myndtown itself lies immediately beneath the slope of the Long Mynd

Long Mynd

The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is south of the county town Shrewsbury, and has an area of over 22 square kilometres , most of which takes the form of a heathland plateau. Most of the land on the Long Mynd is owned by...

; it consists of only two farms and the small parish church of St. John, which has 12th century origins and is Grade II listed. The parish is sparsely populated and includes some other small settlements such as Asterton

Asterton

Asterton is a village in Shropshire in the civil parish of Myndtown. The name means "eastern home farm", from Old English east "east" and ham-tun "home farm". The name was recorded as Esthemtone in 986. Asterton is notable for being at the foot of the very steep, precipitous lane which climbs the...

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