Uffington (/ʌfɪŋtən/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234.[1] It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at grid reference SJ53151395.
Uffington is home to a church and a pub, the Corbet Arms. The Shrewsbury to Newport Canal once ran through the village. Within the parish lie the grade I listed ruins of Haughmond Abbey.[2]
Highway engineer Sir Henry Maybury (1864-1943) was born in Uffington.[3]
The 1997 Grand National winner, Lord Gyllene was trained by Steve Brookshaw in the village.[citation needed]
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References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Haughmond Abbey, Uffington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 37. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 572.Article by J.S. Killick, revised by John Hibbs.