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3About Great Hanwood
Great Hanwood lies just off the A488 southwest of Shrewsbury, serving as a gateway between the county town and the Welsh borders. The village sits in classic Shropshire countryside, with the Severn valley to the east and Welsh hills rising to the west. Most visitors arrive via the M54 and A5 through Shrewsbury, though locals often use the route for daily commutes to town or nearby villages like Cruckton. The 12th-century church of St. Thomas houses a remarkably preserved medieval doom painting above the chancel arch.
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Great Hanwood is in England, at 52.683, -2.817 - about 7 km south-west of Castlefields, Shropshire.
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The closest airport to Great Hanwood is Birmingham Airport, 98 km (about 1 h 14 min by car).