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Asterton

Asterton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Myndtown.

The place

Asterton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Myndtown. The name means "eastern home farm", from Old English east "east" and "ham" "home". It is thought to date back to early Saxon times. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Church Stretton, 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Bishop's Castle, 13 miles (21 km) north-west of Ludlow and 15 miles (24 km) south of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. The nearest other settlements are Prolley Moor, Wentnor, Ratlinghope, Myndtown and Little Stretton.

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Getting to Asterton

Airports
Birmingham (BHX), 78 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 91 km · Manchester (MAN), 101 km
Stations
Eaton railway station, 2.8 km
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Asterton
    67 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £9–12
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  • Liverpool → Asterton
    100 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · £12–15
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  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Asterton
    116 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · £15–20
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Asterton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    193 km
  2. 02
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    231 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    371 km
  4. 04
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    407 km
  5. 05
    Isle of JuraGB

    10 ways of moving, 19 sources

    429 km

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Next door to Asterton

  • Myndtownvillage and civil parish in Shropshire, England, UK1.8 km
  • Norburyvillage and civil parish in Shropshire, England, UK3.8 km
  • Wentnorvillage and civil parish in Shropshire, England, UK2.1 km
  • Cwm Headvillage in Shropshire, United Kingdom3.6 km
  • Hamperleyvillage in Shropshire, United Kingdom2.9 km
  • Mintonvillage in Shropshire, United Kingdom3.3 km
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