Great Ryton

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Great Ryton is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located less than 1mi to the northeast of the village of Dorrington and the A49 road there. Together with the neighbouring hamlet of Little Ryton and Ryton Grove, the combined community is often referred to as simply "Ryton". (Not to be confused however with the village and parish of Ryton, which also is in Shropshire. ) Ryton lies at around 106m above sea level. The population was estimated as being 142 in 2008. ParishRyton lies within the parish of Condover, a village to the north. The parish is subdivided into a number of wards, one of which is Ryton, which sends one councillor to the parish council. Amenities and featuresIn Little Ryton is a public house called "The Fox". In Great Ryton is a small red-brick "Ryton Mission Church", the size of a chapel, which forms part of the Condover ecclesiastical parish and is dedicated to Saint Thomas. In Little Ryton is the Ryton Village Hall. TransportMinsterley Motors route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow and vice versa) runs through the area and calls at Great Ryton. The service runs Mondays-Saturdays.

Great Ryton Description

Great Ryton is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located less than 1mi to the northeast of the village of Dorrington and the A49 road there. Together with the neighbouring hamlet of Little Ryton and Ryton Grove, the combined community is often referred to as simply "Ryton". (Not to be confused however with the village and parish of Ryton, which also is in Shropshire. ) Ryton lies at around 106m above sea level. The population was estimated as being 142 in 2008. ParishRyton lies within the parish of Condover, a village to the north. The parish is subdivided into a number of wards, one of which is Ryton, which sends one councillor to the parish council. Amenities and featuresIn Little Ryton is a public house called "The Fox". In Great Ryton is a small red-brick "Ryton Mission Church", the size of a chapel, which forms part of the Condover ecclesiastical parish and is dedicated to Saint Thomas. In Little Ryton is the Ryton Village Hall. TransportMinsterley Motors route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow and vice versa) runs through the area and calls at Great Ryton. The service runs Mondays-Saturdays.

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Great Ryton is located at Shrewsbury, Shropshire