Uffington, Shropshire



Uffington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234. It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at.

Uffington is home to a church and a pub, the Corbet Arms. The Shrewsbury to Newport Canal once ran through the village. Within the parish lie the grade I listed ruins of Haughmond Abbey.

Antiquary Edward Williams (1762-1833) was perpetual curate of the church from 1786 to his death.

Highway engineer Sir Henry Maybury (1864-1943) was born in Uffington.

The 1997 Grand National winner, Lord Gyllene was trained by Steve Brookshaw in the village.