Acton Burnell
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Acton Burnell (/æktən bɜːrnəl/) is a village and parish in the English county of Shropshire. Home to Concord College, it is also famous for an early meeting of Parliament where the Statute of Acton Burnell was passed in 1283. The population at the 2011 census was 544.[1]
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Acton Burnell | |
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St Mary's church and the 'castle', actually a fortified manor, at Acton Burnell. | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ529020 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01694 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The village today has a post office and Anglican parish church, as well as a Roman Catholic cemetery.