Craven Arms
Craven Arms (population 2,289) is a small town as well as 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 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, and to the south is the strengthened manor house of Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is a market community for the surrounding backwoods, with a number of shops, financial institutions, estate agents, a grocery store, an abattoir and several commercial/light commercial companies. It is likewise a visitor destination, being house or close-by to a number of attractions, and also being main for site visitors to the location of exceptional natural beauty. It describes itself as the "Gateway to the Marches".