Craven Arms
Craven Arms (population 2,289) is a town as well as civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the A49 road as well as the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north and southern to the larger communities of Shrewsbury and also Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line joins the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms as well as the town is served by Craven Arms railway station. The town is enclosed to the north by the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and also to the south is the strengthened manor house of Stokesay Castle. Craven Arms is a market town for the surrounding rural area, with a variety of stores, financial institutions, estate agents, a grocery store, an abattoir and also several commercial/light industrial businesses. It is also a site visitor location, being house or close-by to a number of tourist attractions, and being central for site visitors to the area of outstanding all-natural charm. It defines itself as the "Gateway to the Marches".