| Cressage | |
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 TheLady Oak at Cressage | |
  Cressage Location withinShropshire | |
| Population | 707 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ590041 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY5 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Cressage is a village andcivil parish inShropshire, England. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the nearest townMuch Wenlock and 8 miles (12.9 km) south-east ofShrewsbury. It lies the junction of theA458 and B4380 roads; theRiver Severn flows around its northern boundary. Theparish council is combined with the neighbouring parish ofSheinton. The village's population at the2021 United Kingdom census was 730.
The village is mentioned in theDomesday Book under the nameChristesache. The meaning is "Christ's Oak", and this over time has been corrupted to form the word "Cressage".[2] The oak tree was part of aforest (which no longer exists), and a cutting from it was planted near the village in 1616. This was later relocated due torailway construction.[3]
In 584,Saint Augustine reputedly preached under the Cressage Oak.[3]
On 30 June 2012, the Olympic torch passed through the village on its way to London.
TheSevern Valley Railway once ran through the village, calling atCressage railway station, before the section betweenShrewsbury andBridgnorth was dismantled.[4]
Select Bus Services operates the 436 bus route, providing an hourly service in each direction to Shrewsbury, Much Wenlock andBridgnorth.[5]
The village lies on the intersection of theA458 and the B4380, near to the River Severn.
Cressage Bridge lies several hundred metres north of the village and carries the B4380 road over the River Severn. Designed by L.G. Mouchel and built in 1913, it has a hollow construction of reinforced concrete and a span of 170 feet (52 metres).[6]
There are two hexagonal brickpill boxes, one on each side of the river, constructed during theSecond World War to defend the bridge in the event of enemy invasion.
The parish's war memorial, in the form of a granite wheel orCeltic cross, stands at the village's main road junction on the A458.[7]
Cressage had apublic house,The Eagles, which was shut down early 2008, but reopened December 2009. It shut again in early 2015 and was sold on at auction.
The ancient church in Cressage was a chapelry of Cound and was dedicated to St Sampson. Its position close to the river made it liable to flooding and so, in 1841, it was replaced by the present building sited somewhat further from the water. The exact whereabouts of the original church are lost.Anglicanchurch,Christ Church is on Harley Road. It holds infrequent services, is normally locked and is currently in the process of closure. However, burials continue in the graveyard.
There is a primary school, village hall, village shop, social club and a medical practice.
Among the village's well-known inhabitants was Admiral SirHerbert Annesley Packer, who was born in the village on 9 October 1894.[8]
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