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About Craven Arms

Craven Arms is a useful junction town in south Shropshire where the A49 trunk road meets several local routes. It's handy for accessing Ludlow, Church Stretton, and the Shropshire Hills, with decent EV charging facilities for longer journeys. The town's name comes from an old coaching inn that served drovers using the ancient cross-border routes.

Where is Craven Arms on the map?

Craven Arms is in England, at 52.443, -2.836 - about 8 km north-east of Abcott.

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The closest airport to Craven Arms is Birmingham Airport, 100 km (about 1 h 34 min by car).

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