It is well known for being at the foot of the long, steep and precipitous single lane road the runs down the western ridge of the Longmynd into the village. This road is often closed during spells of adverse weather in the winter and results in motorists facing a diversion via Plowden and Marshbrook before reaching Church Stretton. The Midland Gliding club is situated at the top of this road, above the village on the Longmynd.
asterton, hamlet, shropshire, england, civil, parish, myndtown, name, means, eastern, home, farm, from, english, east, east, home, thought, date, back, early, saxon, times, situated, miles, south, west, church, stretton, miles, north, west, bishops, castle, mi. Asterton is a hamlet in Shropshire England in the civil parish of Myndtown The name means eastern home farm from Old English east east and ham home It is thought to date back to early Saxon times It is situated 4 miles south west of Church Stretton 6 miles north west of Bishops Castle 15 miles north west of Ludlow and 17 miles south of Shrewsbury the county town of Shropshire The nearest other settlements are Prolly Moor Wentnor Ratlinghope Myndtown and Little Stretton AstertonAsterton and the Clun ForestAstertonLocation within ShropshirePopulation50 OS grid referenceSO396912Civil parishMyndtownUnitary authorityShropshireCeremonial countyShropshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLydbury NorthPostcode districtSY7Dialling code01588PoliceWest MerciaFireShropshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentLudlowList of places UK England Shropshire 52 30 54 N 2 53 20 W 52 515 N 2 889 W 52 515 2 889 Coordinates 52 30 54 N 2 53 20 W 52 515 N 2 889 W 52 515 2 889The village is home to 40 residents in 13 houses It is well known for being at the foot of the long steep and precipitous single lane road the runs down the western ridge of the Longmynd into the village This road is often closed during spells of adverse weather in the winter and results in motorists facing a diversion via Plowden and Marshbrook before reaching Church Stretton The Midland Gliding club is situated at the top of this road above the village on the Longmynd See also EditListed buildings in MyndtownExternal links Edit Media related to Asterton at Wikimedia Commons This Shropshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asterton amp oldid 1051239364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
