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The Squirrel. The Squirrel is located in Aveley nr Bridgnorth along the A442. Didn't have time to visit but it is reported to be reasonably priced establishment with a beer and skittles atmosphere.
Buttercross, Alveley The cross is marked faintly on the round stone at the head.
Pevsner says it "probably marks the site of an ancient open-air market", but according the local historical society states that it may be where butter and other comodities were left for the villagers to collect during time of plague.
Alveley Post Office, 60 Alveley
Photo by Dave Logan
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Alveley

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Alveley

Alveley works well as a base: 15 minutes from Kinvere, 20km from Black Country Living Museum.

Alveley is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,600 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kinvere, about 8 km away.

Alveley is a village in the Severn Valley in southeast Shropshire, England, about 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Bridgnorth. It is in the civil parish of Alveley and Romsley. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that the parish population was 2,100 in mid-2022. It is served by bus service 297

Read more (Kidderminster - Bridgnorth) operated by Select Bus Services. The Black Death is said to have killed 60% of the village population in 1349. A stone cross, the Buttercross, 2 miles (3 km) outside the village dates from the time of the Black Death when it was a place for food to be left for the village when it was quarantined.

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What is there to see near Alveley?

Within an hour or so of Alveley: Black Country Living Museum (20 km), Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (20 km), Ironbridge Gorge (21 km), Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb (22 km).

Are there any good drives near Alveley?

The nearest famous roads are Gospel Pass, A54 Congleton to Buxton and B4391 Milltir Gerrig.

Where is Alveley?

Alveley is in England, United Kingdom, about 8 km from Kinvere.

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Quick Information

Population
1,578
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.4571, -2.3543

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Alveley

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Black Country Living Museum

Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.

20 km · about 25 min drive

film location

Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)

The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Ironbridge Gorge

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.

21 km · about 25 min drive

racetrack

Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb

The world's oldest motorsport venue still using its original course, running since 1905. A 1,000-yard blast up a wooded Worcestershire hillside, steeped in Edwardian racing heritage.

22 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

The Peter James Collection

A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.

32 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Morgan Motor Company

The last family-owned British car maker in Malvern, offering factory tours where hand-crafted sports cars are built.

37 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Land Rover Experience Solihull

Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.

40 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

National Motorcycle Museum

The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.

44 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Alveley

14 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 63 kmCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
  • 71 kmSymonds Yat RockA famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
  • 72 kmGospel PassThe highest road pass in Wales at 549m, a narrow single-track lane over the Black Mountains between Hay-on-Wye and Llanthony, with vast views across the Wye Valley from beneath Hay Bluff.
  • 77 kmWaun FachThe highest point of the Black Mountains at 811m, a broad peaty summit above the Vale of Ewyas and the Gospel Pass.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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