Admaston, Shropshire

Admaston is a village in the English ceremonial county of Shropshire, in the borough of Telford & Wrekin. It is located west of Wellington, and close to the village of Wrockwardine. It now forms part of the Telford new town.

Admaston

The Pheasant public house in Admaston

Admaston shown within Telford in orange
Admaston
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ632129
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF5
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

It has a row of shops, including a hairdresser, Post Office, and two small convenience stores. It also has one public house, The Pheasant, a Methodist church and a Newfrontiers church called Hope Admaston.[1] St Peter's Church at Wrockwardine is Admaston's Church of England parish church.

Local recreational services include two football pitches and a bike park, whilst the new addition of a football and basketball games area has been popular with the local young people. A local community centre, Admaston House, run by local charity St Christopher's Trust Admaston, has several weekly clubs and activities. St Christopher's Trust also organise a week of community events at the end of June called Admaston Fun Week. A holiday club for primary school children runs in the morning and events for families and young people in the evening.[2]

Former TT road racer William (Bill) Doran lived in Station Road, Admaston, at time of his death in 1973.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Hope Admaston Website". Retrieved on 28 June 2015.
  2. "Admaston Fun Week family and youth events". Retrieved on 28 June 2015.
  3. Death notice, Shropshire Star, 11 September 1973, page 2.

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