Hamlet in Shropshire, England

Asterton

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

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Every way there

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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The field note

What is in and around Asterton, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Asterton has

YScheduled flightsBirmingham, West Midlands (BHX), 78 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
NFerriesno crossing within 25 km
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Shrewsbury, 24 km.

52.515°, -2.889°

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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