Woore
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Woore is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Shropshire
. It had a population of 1,411 in the 2001 census. The name means "boundary" in ancient celtic
and this fits nicely with the fact that it is on the boundary with both the counties of Cheshire
and Staffordshire
.
The civil parish includes several other hamlets and villages including Gravenhunger, Dorrington, Pipe Gate and Ireland's Cross
. The Parish Council has 10 elected members, and normally meets monthly.
The nearest significant towns to Woore are Market Drayton
, Whitchurch
, Newcastle-under-Lyme
, Nantwich
and Crewe
- Crewe Alexandra's football ground is 15 minutes away by road. The A51
and A525 road
s run through the village. The only road links between Woore and the rest of Shropshire pass through adjoining counties. The village is also the farthest place in Shropshire from the centre of the county near Condover
.
Today it is mostly residential with a number of small shops, centralised around the Post Office and general store
s on the village square. Three public houses service the village, along with one modern red brick primary school and two churches, the smaller of Methodist denomination, popularly known as "the Chapel on the corner", and the larger St. Leonard's church.
St. Leonard's church was constructed in 1832 and is of an unconventional white plaster design, recently (2011) re-painted. Its bell tower has not been safe to regularly ring in since the late 1980s, with the bells now replaced by a timed recording.
The village had a National Hunt racecourse until 1963.
TV funnyman Nick Hancock lives in a £1.1m mansion in Woore.
Bridgemere Garden World is to the north of Woore, just over the border in Cheshire.
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...
. It had a population of 1,411 in the 2001 census. The name means "boundary" in ancient celtic
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
and this fits nicely with the fact that it is on the boundary with both the counties of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
and 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 civil parish includes several other hamlets and villages including Gravenhunger, Dorrington, Pipe Gate and Ireland's Cross
Ireland's Cross
Ireland's Cross is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Woore in Shropshire, England....
. The Parish Council has 10 elected members, and normally meets monthly.
The nearest significant towns to Woore are Market Drayton
Market Drayton
Market Drayton is a small market town in north Shropshire, England. It is on the River Tern, between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent, and was formerly known as "Drayton in Hales" and earlier simply as "Drayton" ....
, Whitchurch
Whitchurch
Whitchurch can refer to:Towns in the United Kingdom:*Whitchurch, Shropshire*Whitchurch, HampshireVillages in the United Kingdom:*Whitchurch, Bristol*Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire*Whitchurch, Cardiff*Whitchurch, Devon...
, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of The Potteries Urban Area and North Staffordshire. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 73,944...
, Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
and Crewe
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
- Crewe Alexandra's football ground is 15 minutes away by road. The A51
A51 road
The A51 is a road in England running from Kingsbury in Warwickshire to Chester. The road follows the following route:*Kingsbury*Tamworth*Lichfield*Rugeley *Little Haywood*Great Haywood*Weston*Sandon...
and A525 road
A525 road
The A525 is major route from Rhyl in North Wales to Newcastle-under-Lyme in England. On the way, it passes near to Denbigh, through Ruthin, through Wrexham and near Whitchurch.It is dual carriageway just south of Rhyl...
s run through the village. The only road links between Woore and the rest of Shropshire pass through adjoining counties. The village is also the farthest place in Shropshire from the centre of the county near Condover
Condover
Condover is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies 4.7 miles south of the county town of Shrewsbury, and just east of the A49. The Cound Brook flows through the village on its way from the Stretton Hills to a confluence with the River Severn...
.
Today it is mostly residential with a number of small shops, centralised around the Post Office and general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
s on the village square. Three public houses service the village, along with one modern red brick primary school and two churches, the smaller of Methodist denomination, popularly known as "the Chapel on the corner", and the larger St. Leonard's church.
St. Leonard's church was constructed in 1832 and is of an unconventional white plaster design, recently (2011) re-painted. Its bell tower has not been safe to regularly ring in since the late 1980s, with the bells now replaced by a timed recording.
The village had a National Hunt racecourse until 1963.
TV funnyman Nick Hancock lives in a £1.1m mansion in Woore.
Bridgemere Garden World is to the north of Woore, just over the border in Cheshire.