Were Is Craven Arms?

Craven Arms is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively.

Why is Craven Arms so called?

Craven Arms is located in South Shropshire on the main A49 Shrewsbury to Ludlow road. The name originates from the 17th century Craven Arms Inn and it was the creation of a major railway junction that stimulated growth of the settlement in Victorian times.

How big is Craven Arms?

Craven Arms is the seventeenth largest town in Shropshire by population. The latest population of Craven Arms is 3,000 (Mid Year Population Estimates, ONS, 2015) covering 3,127 hectares.