Population 274 (2011) Civil parish Grinshill Region West Midlands Local time Friday 3:37 PM UK parliament constituency North Shropshire | OS grid reference SJ520234 Ceremonial county Shropshire Country England Dialling code 01939 | |
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Grinshill is a small village, and civil parish in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. The parish is one of the smallest in the district. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 274. Grinshill Hill rises above the village to 192 metres (630 ft) above sea level.
Map of Grinshill, Shrewsbury, UK
Grinshill is near (east) to the village of Clive. The A49 runs just further to the east of the village.
Stone has been quarried at Grinshill since at least the twelfth century. Grinshill stone is a Triassic sandstone that was described by the Pevsner Architectural Guides as the "pre-eminent" building stone of Shropshire, and has been used in buildings as varied as Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury railway station and Welsh Bridge. Most notably, Grinshill stone has been used to make the lintels and door surround of Number 10 Downing Street and in the building of Chequers.
The village church is All Saints [1].