Craven Arms (population 2,289) is a town as well as civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north and also southern to the bigger communities of Shrewsbury as well as Ludlow specifically. The Heart of Wales railway line joins the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms and the community is served by Craven Arms train station. The town is enclosed to the north by the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and also to the south is the fortified manor house of Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is a market community for the bordering backwoods, with a variety of stores, banks, estate agents, a supermarket, an abattoir as well as numerous commercial/light commercial services. It is additionally a visitor destination, being residence or nearby to a number of tourist attractions, and being main for visitors to the area of impressive all-natural charm. It explains itself as the "Gateway to the Marches".