Corfton
Corfton
Corfton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO495849
Civil parish	Diddlebury
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRAVEN ARMS
Postcode district	SY7
Dialling code	01584
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°27′36″N 2°44′35″W / 52.460°N 2.743°W / 52.460; -2.743

Corfton is a small village in Shropshire, England, located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Craven Arms and 8 miles (13 km) north of Ludlow, the two nearest towns.

There is a pub, with its own small brewery (the Corvedale Brewery), called The Sun Inn.^[1]

It is named after the nearby River Corve.

The Corvedale Three Castles Walk runs through the village.

History

Corfton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086; at the time it formed part of the Saxon hundred of Culvestan (which was replaced in the reign of Henry I by Munslow).^[2]

See also

• Listed buildings in Diddlebury

References

External links

Media related to Corfton at Wikimedia Commons

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