Ternhill

Ternhill
Ternhill Farm
Ternhill Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ635321
Civil parish	Sutton upon Tern
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARKET DRAYTON
Postcode district	TF9
Dialling code	01630
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire

Tern Hill, also known as Ternhill, is a village in Shropshire, England, notable as the location of the former RAF Tern Hill station, which is now operated by the British Army as Clive Barracks. The settlement is named after the River Tern which begins just south of the settlement. The population for the village as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Moreton Say.

History

In the 1620s and 1630s, the politician Sir Andrew Corbet owned land in Ternhill. In 1631, he leased a Ternhill property on the terms that the lessee provide a man to serve in war, reflecting the political tensions that eventually led to the English Civil War.

Transport

Road

The A41 and A53 cross over at the village and there is now a roundabout. It has direct links with major towns and cities such as Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent and Chester.

Bus Service

Tern Hill is served by the 64 bus, operated by Arriva Midlands North, which runs between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton via Shawbury.

Bus services in Astley, Shropshire

Bus operator	Route	Destination(s)	Notes
Arriva Midlands North	64	Shrewsbury → Shawbury → Hodnet → Tern Hill → Market Drayton	Some services continue to Hanley via Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Shropshire's second commercial vineyard in modern times is nearby.

External links

Media related to Ternhill at Wikimedia Commons

Tern Hill Road Sign