Sheriff Hales
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Sheriffhales is a scattered village in Shropshire
, England
, 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east of Telford
, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Shifnal
and 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Newport
.
Despite being a small village of around 100 people, there is a primary school, a church and a local post office, as well as a playing field with football goals and a children's playground. The church parish has a population of about 700 people, however it reached 1019 people in 1850, when the Duke of Sutherland
owned most of it.
The 2007 Tour of Britain
bike race passed through the village on the first of September as part of the Wolverhampton to Birmingham stage.
The main farm within the village, Meadow Farm, was a predominantly dairy farm, but has been subsequently converted into an arable farm. It is also the centre for a point to point yard.
Sheriffhales was the site of the World War II POW Camp 71, located along the drive to Lilleshall Hall
.
Sheriffhales is mentioned (under the name "Hales") in the Ellis Peters novel The Confession of Brother Haluin
.
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east of Telford
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Shifnal
Shifnal
Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire, England. It forms part of The Wrekin constituency, and is about east of Telford. It has a railway station on the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Line and is near to the M54 motorway.-Early medieval time:...
and 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Newport
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
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Despite being a small village of around 100 people, there is a primary school, a church and a local post office, as well as a playing field with football goals and a children's playground. The church parish has a population of about 700 people, however it reached 1019 people in 1850, when the Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland, derived from Sutherland in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the head of the Leveson-Gower family. It was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford...
owned most of it.
The 2007 Tour of Britain
2007 Tour of Britain
The 2007 edition of the Tour of Britain stage race was run as a UCI 2.1 category in seven stages starting in London on 9 September and finishing in Glasgow on 15 September. The Tour was extended to seven days for 2007, with the extra day being used to run a stage in Somerset for the first time...
bike race passed through the village on the first of September as part of the Wolverhampton to Birmingham stage.
The main farm within the village, Meadow Farm, was a predominantly dairy farm, but has been subsequently converted into an arable farm. It is also the centre for a point to point yard.
Sheriffhales was the site of the World War II POW Camp 71, located along the drive to Lilleshall Hall
Lilleshall Hall
Lilleshall Hall is a large former country house and estate located near Lilleshall in Shropshire, England. It was founded as an Augustinian Abbey in the 12th century, with its estate running to some...
.
Sheriffhales is mentioned (under the name "Hales") in the Ellis Peters novel The Confession of Brother Haluin
The Confession of Brother Haluin
The Confession of Brother Haluin is a medieval mystery novel set in the winter of 1142-1143 by Ellis Peters, first published in 1988. It is the fifteenth novel in the Cadfael series.-Plot summary:...
.