Craven Arms (population 2,289) is a town and civil church in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road and also the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north and also southern to the bigger towns of Shrewsbury as well as Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line signs up with the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms as well as the community is served by Craven Arms railway station. The community is enclosed to the north by the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and also to the south is the strengthened manor house of Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is a market community for the surrounding backwoods, with a variety of shops, financial institutions, estate agents, a supermarket, an abattoir and numerous commercial/light commercial businesses. It is likewise a visitor destination, being home or nearby to a variety of destinations, as well as being central for site visitors to the area of exceptional all-natural appeal. It describes itself as the "Gateway to the Marches".