Grimpo

Grimpo
Grimpo
	Road junction at Grimpo
	Grimpo Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ362265
Civil parish	West Felton;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSWESTRY
Postcode district	SY11
Dialling code	01691
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°49′55″N 2°56′49″W / 52.832°N 2.947°W

Grimpo is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its unusual name was formerly written Grimpool, and is possibly based on an Old English personal name.^[1] It developed as a settlement of squatter's cottages on the edge of unenclosed marshland.^[1]

Grimpo is in the civil parish of West Felton, which lies a short distance to the west.

References

^ ^a ^b Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.74

This Shropshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[raven-1] Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.74

[1]

v t e Ceremonial county of Shropshire
Unitary authorities	Shropshire Telford and Wrekin
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Bishop's Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Clun Craven Arms Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Much Wenlock Newport Oswestry Shifnal Shrewsbury Telford (Dawley Madeley Oakengates Wellington) Wem Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire
Rivers	Camlad Clun Corve Ledwyche Onny Perry Rea Rea Brook Redlake Roden Severn Teme Tern Unk Vyrnwy Worfe
Canals	Llangollen Canal Montgomery Canal Shrewsbury Canal Shropshire Union Canal
Topics	Flag Geology Shrewsbury floods Settlements History (Civil War) Museums Schools Parliamentary constituencies SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Rail transport Windmills