Pimhill is a geographically large 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 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...

, England

England

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, to the north of Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...

. It is named after a hill, which rises to 163m, sometimes spelt Pim Hill. In recent times the parish is more well known as "Bomere Heath

Bomere Heath

Bomere Heath is a village in Shropshire, England lying north of the county town of Shrewsbury and in between Baschurch and Harlescott. It is situated between the A528 road and Berwick Road...

 and District".

As well as the large village of Bomere Heath, the small villages of Albrighton

Albrighton, Shrewsbury and Atcham

Albrighton is a small village to the north of Shrewsbury, on the A528 Shrewsbury-Ellesmere road.It is first mentioned in the Domesday Book, as Etbritone . Albright Hussey was once part of the same manor, and indeed shared the same name originally.It lies in the parish of Pimhill.- External links :*...

, Fitz

Fitz, Shropshire

Fitz is a small village in Shropshire, England.The village is situated close to the River Severn, downstream from Montford Bridge and upstream of Shelton, near Shrewsbury.It lies in the parish of Pimhill....

, Leaton

Leaton

Leaton is a small village in Shropshire, England.It is situated on the B5067, Shrewsbury to Baschurch road, in the parish of Pimhill.The village has an impressive church, the Holy Trinity...

, Merrington

Merrington, Shropshire

Merrington is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is situated to the north of the larger village of Bomere Heath and lies in the parish of Pimhill. Nearby, to the west, is the hamlet of Old Woods.-History and attractions:...

 and Preston Gubbals

Preston Gubbals

Preston Gubbals is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A528 Shrewsbury-Ellesmere road and is in the parish of Pimhill.The name, spelt Preston Gubbalds in some historical sources, is derived from the Old English for "priest's settlement", along with the name of Godebold or...

, as well as the hamlets of Crossgreen

Crossgreen

Crossgreen is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.It is situated on the B5067, Shrewsbury to Baschurch road, in the parish of Pimhill, between Shrewsbury and the small village of Leaton....

, Dunnsheath

Dunnsheath

Dunnsheath is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is sometimes spelt as "Dunn's Heath".It is situated on the B5067, Shrewsbury to Baschurch road, in the parish of Pimhill. Just to the north is the small village of Leaton.-External links:...

, Forton Heath

Forton Heath

Forton Heath is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located north of Montford Bridge, near to the small village of Fitz and near to the hamlets of Broomfields, Mytton and Grafton. It is in the parish of Pimhill.There is a large disused airfield here....

, Grafton

Grafton, Shropshire

Grafton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its name probably refers to a coppiced wood.It is situated in the parish of Pimhill, to the northwest of Shrewsbury. The River Perry flows by to the north, and on the other side is the small village of Yeaton....

, Mytton

Mytton, Shropshire

Mytton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.It is situated in the parish of Pimhill, near to the small village of Fitz.-External links:...

, Old Woods

Old Woods, Shropshire

Old Woods is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, located to the northwest of Shrewsbury. It is alternatively known and spelt as Oldwood, Oldwoods and Old Wood.-Situation:...

 and Walford Heath, lie in the parish.

The 2001 census recorded 2008 people living in the parish, in 853 households.

Near Pim Hill is Lea Hall, a notable Elizabethan brick house and dovecote

Dovecote

A dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in...

.

The Battle of Shrewsbury

Battle of Shrewsbury

The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland....

 (1403) was fought in the eastern part of the parish, near the present settlement of Battlefield

Battlefield, Shropshire

Battlefield is a village north of Shrewsbury town centre in Shropshire, England.The village is today split between three parishes - Shrewsbury, Astley and Pimhill.-Battle of Shrewsbury:...

, though much of the battle field now lies in the parish of Shrewsbury.

The River Severn

River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...

 forms the parish boundary to the south, whilst the River Perry

River Perry, Shropshire

The River Perry is a river in Shropshire, England.The river begins near Oswestry and flows south to meet the River Severn near Shrewsbury.The Montgomery Canal crosses the river....

 flows through the south-western area of the parish. The parish has numerous woodland

Woodland

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s and coppices, making it quite a wooded area overall.

On the hill itself is a stone carving of a naked woman which been dubbed by some as the "Rock Lady". Its origin is as yet unknown. Its earliest sighting on record is 1993 but it is thought to date much further back this.

Local elections

The parish is sub-divided into 5 wards for the purpose of electing the parish council. The wards are: Albrighton (1 councillor), Bomere Heath (6 councillors), Fitz (2 councillors), Leaton (2 councillors) and Preston Gubbals (2 councillors). The parish council therefore consists of a total of 13 members. The next elections to the parish council are planned to be in 2013.

Since 2009 the parish forms part of the Shropshire Council

Shropshire Council

Shropshire Council is a unitary authority in Shropshire, United Kingdom.It replaced the former two-tier local government structure in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire on 1 April 2009, which involved its immediate predecessor, Shropshire County Council, and five non-metropolitan districts -...

 electoral division of "Tern".