| Pontesbury | |
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 The Red Lion Inn and St George's Church, Pontesbury | |
  Pontesbury Location within Shropshire | |
| Population | 1,873 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | [SJ397061 SJ397061] |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY5 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Pontesbury (pronounced PONTS-bree) is a village and civil parish near Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. In 2011, there was 1,873 people living there.
It is located eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury and close to the border with Wales, on the A488 road to Bishop's Castle. The village of Minsterley is just over a mile further southwest. It is in the very north of the Shropshire Hills AONB.
The village has a long history of mining and was once connected to Snailbeach and Hanwood by the Minsterley branch line and the Snailbeach District Railways. It supplied local industry with coal, lead, iron and stone.
Edward Corbet, a clergyman and member of the Westminster Assembly and David Edwards, a former professional footballer for Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wales, were born in Pontesbury. Mary Webb, a romance novelist and poet of the early 20th century, lived in Pontesbury between 1914 and 1916. During this time, she released the book The Golden Arrow.
