Harmer Hill

Harmer Hill is a village in Shropshire, England located on the A528 south of Wem and north of Shrewsbury.

Harmer Hill

The Red Castle public house, Harmer Hill (Closed for business 2018)
Harmer Hill
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ483226
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01939
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The name Harmer comes from the two words "hare" and "mere", as there was a lake situated in a plain below the hill, but it was drained in the 15th century for farm land. The village was home to two pubs, the Bridgwater Arms and the Red Castle; the Red Castle closed in 2018. There is a village hall and Presbyterian chapel with its own burial ground. Harmer Hill is said to haunted, notably by a "White Lady".

Queen Mary's brother, the Marquess of Cambridge, lived at nearby Shotton Hall from after World War I until his death in 1927.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Death of the Marquess of Cambridge". The Shrewsbury Chronicle. 25 October 1927. p. 7.Obituary.

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