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Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBishops Castle Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyBishops Castle Pharmacy2.2 miDentistButler And Finnigan2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorbury Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 70 pupils1.7 miPrimaryStiperstones CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 25 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Community College, Bishop's Castleages 11-16, 507 pupils2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX52 miRailway stationChurch Stretton7.1 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle8.5 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY9 postcode district.

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County or areaShropshire

Postcode districtSY9

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:48 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:20 am – 3:59 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People5,650 residentsin the Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury census areaMedian age 54.42,516 households68% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,668 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 10% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C812 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksBromleysmill Poollake · under a mileHeath Poollake · under a mileHeath Myndhill · 1.6 miDisgwylfa Hillhill · 1.7 miCoppice Dinglevalley · 1.7 miOldmore's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19906 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202619 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 2.6 · PM_2.5 4.6 · PM₁₀ 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband66% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,702 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 165 to 215 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Art Galleries

Art Galleries in More

Little Gallery - Montgomery
Broad Street, Montgomery, SY15 6PH · 8.0 mi
GALLERY - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
32 High Street, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ · 2.0 mi
Old Surgery - Clun, Craven Arms
11 High Street, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8JB · 7.1 mi
Rowles Fine Art - Welshpool
Brook Street, Welshpool, SY21 7LF · 12.5 mi
Tankerville Pottery & Gallery - Pennerley, Shrewsbury
3A Tankerville, Pennerley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0NB · 5.0 mi
School House Crafts - Leintwardine
High Street, Leintwardine, SY7 0LQ · 11.3 mi
Material - Ludlow
131 Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 14.7 mi
Fir Tree Cottage Crafts - Ludlow
11 Tower Street, Ludlow, SY8 1RL · 14.9 mi

Museums

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Newtown Textile Museum - Newtown
Commercial Street, Newtown, SY16 · 14.5 mi
Robert Owen Museum - Newtown
Broad Street, Newtown, SY16 2BB · 14.5 mi
Logan Andrew - Berriew
Berriew, SY21 8PJ · 11.1 mi
Bishops Castle Railway Society - Bishop's Castle
School Lane, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BQ · 2.0 mi
Bishops Castle Heritage Resource Centre - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
Chapel Yd, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DE · 2.0 mi
Land Of Lost Content - Craven Arms
Market Street, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW · 8.0 mi
Ludlow Museum - Ludlow
Castle Square, Ludlow, SY8 1AS · 14.8 mi

Holiday Parks

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Smithy Park - Abermule, Montgomery
Abermule, Montgomery, SY15 6NE · 11.4 mi
Brightwater Lakes Holiday Park - Guilsfield, Welshpool Mid Wales
Llanfyllin Road, Pentrebeirdd, Guilsfield, Welshpool Mid Wales, SY21 9DL · 12.3 mi
Middle Woodbatch Farm - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
Woodbatch Rd, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JS · 3.5 mi
Artisham Holiday Park - Onibury, Craven Arms
A49, Onibury, Craven Arms, SY7 9BA · 9.8 mi
Cashion Holiday Hire - Shrewsbury
79 Meole Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY3 9EP · 15.0 mi
Mill Farm Holiday Park - Hughley, Shrewsbury
Hughley, Hughley, Shrewsbury, SY5 6NT · 14.3 mi

Golf Courses

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Knighton Golf Club - Knighton
Under Ffrydd Wood, Knighton, LD7 1DL · 12.9 mi
Elm lodge Golf Course - Ludlow
Elm Lodge, Fishmore, Ludlow, SY8 3DP · 14.3 mi
Welsh Border Golf Complex - Middletown, Welshpool
Bulthy Farm, Bulthy, Middletown, Middletown, Welshpool, SY21 8ER · 13.8 mi
Shrewsbury Golf Club - Condover, Shrewsbury
Grange Lane, Condover, Condover, Shrewsbury, SY5 7BL · 12.6 mi

Theatres

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Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society - Newtown
Powys Theatre, Canal Road, Newtown, SY16 2JN · 14.0 mi
Hafren Services - Newtown
Pen-Shwa Lane, Newtown, SY16 3LY · 14.7 mi
Pentabus Theatre Co - Bromfield, Ludlow
The Old School, Bromfield, Ludlow, SY8 2JU · 12.5 mi

Nature Reserves

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Red House Nature Reserve - Montgomery
A483, Montgomery, SY15 6NB · 11.0 mi
Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills - Church Stretton
Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, SY6 6JG · 6.5 mi

Aquariums

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Nik & Nels - Newtown
9 Market Street, Newtown, SY16 2PQ · 14.5 mi

Stadiums

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Ludlow Racecourse - Bromfield
Bromfield, SY8 2BT · 12.6 mi

Lakes

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Ryton Farm Holidays - Dorrington, Ryton
Dorrington, Ryton, SY5 7LY · 11.8 mi

Other Attractions

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Jo Mattox - Church Stoke, Montgomery
Wain House, Church Stoke, Montgomery, SY15 6AG · 4.5 mi

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Kelb Tal Fenek Boarding Kennels - Guilsfield, Welshpool
Pentrebeirdd, Guilsfield, Guilsfield, Welshpool, SY21 9DJ
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9 Market Street, Newtown, SY16 2PQ
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