Place:Shifnal, Shropshire, England

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Name
Shifnal
Type
Town
Coordinates
52.683°N 2.367°W
Located in
Shropshire, England

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Shifnal is a small town in Shropshire, England. It has a railway station on the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Line and is near to the M54 motorway. It comes under the Bridgnorth district of Shropshire and The Wrekin constituency.

A major trading route between London and the North, (why it has so many pubs) and today the much larger and nearby town of Telford continues to provide the pubs, restaurants and hotels with patronage. Elizabeth I sent money to rebuild the town when it burnt to the ground in 1591. In this fire virtually everything was destroyed except the Anglican Church, St. Andrews, and Old Idsall House at the foot of the church.

Many local inhabitants mistakenly believe that Shifnal was a favourite of Charles Dickens and the buildings in his book "The Old Curiosity Shop" were based on those in the town. There is no historical evidence to prove this claim.

When the FA School of Excellence was based at nearby Lilleshall, the local Secondary School (Idsall School) had some future England International Footballers such as Michael Owen & Andy Cole as pupils.

There are 11 pubs


  • The Anvil
  • The Beehive
  • Jaspers
  • Naughty Nells
  • Odfellows
  • Old Bell Inn
  • Railway Inn
  • Royal George
  • Seven Bar
  • Wheatsheaf
  • White Hart

There are numerous restaurants in addition to those in the pubs and hotels:

  • Butler's Bar & Restaurant
  • Cafe Monsoon
  • D'arcys Cafe Bar
  • East End Balti
  • Fennels
  • Jaspers
  • Masons Arms
  • Minhs
  • Odyssey Taverna
  • Raphaels Restaurant
  • Royal Bengal Tandoori
  • Seven Bar & Restaurant
  • Shifnal Balti
  • Silks Coffee House & Restaurant

There are two hotels in the town.

  • The Park House Hotel
  • Haughton Hall Hotel a more recently converted establishment
(In addition Naughty Nell's a well-restored 16th century, half-timbered coaching-inn provides hotel facilities.)

There are 3 clubs

  • Shifnal Working Men's Club
  • The War Memorial club
  • Shifnal Town Football Club (social club co owned by glynn davis and daniel boot)

The town also has a football club, cricket club and a golf club.

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