Craven Arms
Craven Arms (population 2,289) is a village and also civil church in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road as well as the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north as well as south to the bigger communities of Shrewsbury and Ludlow specifically. The Heart of Wales railway line signs up with the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms and also the community is served by Craven Arms train station. The community is enclosed to the north by the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as to the south is the strengthened manor house of Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is a market town for the bordering rural area, with a number of stores, banks, estate agents, a grocery store, an abattoir and many commercial/light industrial services. It is also a visitor location, being residence or nearby to a number of attractions, and being main for site visitors to the location of impressive all-natural beauty. It defines itself as the "Gateway to the Marches".
