Shrawardine

Shrawardine
St Mary The Virgin Church, Shrawardine
Shrawardine
Shrawardine shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ399153
Civil parish	Montford Alberbury with Cardeston
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY3
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°43′55″N 2°53′24″W / 52.732°N 2.89°W / 52.732; -2.89Coordinates: 52°43′55″N 2°53′24″W / 52.732°N 2.89°W / 52.732; -2.89

Shrawardine, locally pronounced Shray-den, otherwise pronounced Shray-war-dine, is a small village in the civil parish of Montford. It is 5.9 miles (9.5 km) outside Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.

Its landmarks include Shrawardine Castle and St Mary's Church. The castle, known as Castell Isabella by the Anglo-Normans, was built in the reign of Henry I of England, and dismantled during the English Civil War in 1645. It had been held since 1644 by the Royalist commander Sir William Vaughan, whose aggressive tactics earned him the nickname "the Devil of Shrawardine".

The River Severn passes to the west of the village. On the other side of the river is a hamlet called Little Shrawardine. It lies mainly within the civil parish of Montford.

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