Craven Arms
Craven Arms (population 2,289) is a town as well as civil church in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road as well as the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and southern to the bigger communities of Shrewsbury as well as Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line signs up with the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms and the community is offered by Craven Arms railway station. The community is confined to the north by the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as to the south is the fortified manor house of Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is a market town for the bordering rural area, with a number of shops, financial institutions, estate representatives, a grocery store, an abattoir and numerous commercial/light industrial services. It is also a site visitor destination, being home or close-by to a variety of attractions, and also being central for site visitors to the location of outstanding all-natural beauty. It defines itself as the "Gateway to the Marches".
