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 The new A5 road Nesscliffe bypass awaits opening, 5 March 2003 |
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| Nesscliffe shown within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ380195 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY4 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Nesscliffe is a village in Shropshire, England, located north of the River Severn. The village comes under the Great Ness parish.
The A5 road, which previously ran through the village, now runs around the village on a new dual-carriageway by-pass.
Nesscliffe is represented on the Great Ness and Little Ness Parish council, which meet on the first Tuesday of every month, except for January and August, at Nesscliffe Village Hall or Little Ness Village Hall. It is also represented on the unitary Shropshire Council and in the Shrewsbury and Atcham Parliamentary constituency.
The village has a primary school (St Andrew's C.of.E.) and post office. There is one working pub, The Old Three Pigeons; a former pub, the Nesscliffe Hotel, is now a Chinese restaurant/takeaway called China Rose.
The Nesscliffe Village Hall is used by the whole community for clubs, groups, meetings and events. There is a strong and dedicated committee who ensure that the hall is well maintained, and who organise events throughout the year. Events and news are published on the community website and Facebook page.
The site of a cave used by the highwayman, Humphrey Kynaston now forms part of the Nesscliffe Hill Country Park. One mile south-west are the earthwork remains of Wilcott Castle, a small motte castle. The independent girls' boarding school Adcote is situated in the parish, in the nearby village of Little Ness.
The Great Ness parish First World War war memorial, in form of a red sandstone cross, is located in Nesscliffe at the old A5 roadside. It lists nine men who died and 57 who served in that war.
Nesscliffe Country park lies just off the A5 between Oswestry and Shrewsbury. The Old Three Pigeons Inn, dated back to the 15th century, is located south of the entrance to the Park and was said to be the watering hole of Humphrey Kynaston. Inside, the seat from Kynaston's cave is now part of the Inn's fireplace. The park itself is divided into three areas, from south to north: Nesscliffe Hill, Hopton Hill and The Cliffe (latter also accessible by footpath from Ruyton-XI-Towns). Shruggs Common, believed to be the smallest common in Shropshire of approximately 1/4 acre, is found on Nesscliffe Hill.
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