Quabbs is a small, scattered hamlet in the southwest of Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. The name, which also occurs in Gloucestershire as a field name, is possibly derived from the Old English word cwabba, "marsh".[1]
Quabbs | |
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Crossroads at Quabbs | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SO206804 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KNIGHTON |
Postcode district | LD7 |
Dialling code | 01547 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
It is located in the rural civil parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn. The nearest village is Newcastle.
Quabbs lies at 390m above sea level.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Smith, A. H. The place-names of Gloucestershire, IV, English Place-Name society, 1965, p.117
External links
editMedia related to Quabbs at Wikimedia Commons
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