Abdon and Heath

{{short description|Civil parish in Shropshire, England}}

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Abdon and Heath

| civil_parish = Abdon and Heath

| country = England

| region = West Midlands

| coordinates = {{coord |52.487|-2.636|region:GB_type:city|display=title}}

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| unitary_england = Shropshire

| lieutenancy_england = Shropshire

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| population = 202

| population_ref = (2021 census)

| area_total_km2 = 22.84

| static_image = Heath Chapel, Shropshire, March 2018.jpg

| static_image_caption = The grade I listed 12th-century Heath Chapel

| website = https://www.hugofox.com/community/abdon-and-heath-parish-10606/home/

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Abdon and Heath is a civil parish in the Shropshire unitary authority district of the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.{{cite web |title=Abdon and Heath [map] |url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/151480.html |website=mapit.mysociety.org |publisher=MapIt |access-date=29 December 2024}} The parish includes the settlements of Abdon, Balaams Heath, Baucott, Brookhampton, Heath, Holdgate and Tugford.{{cite web |title=Home: Location |url=https://www.hugofox.com/community/abdon-and-heath-parish-10606/home/ |website=Abdon and Heath Parish |publisher=Hugo Fox |access-date=29 December 2024}} It lies north east of Craven Arms and south west of Bridgnorth, rising from the River Corve to the north west to include Abdon Burf, the summit of Brown Clee Hill at {{cvt|540|m}} in the south east.{{cite web |title=Brown Clee Hill |url=https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/hill-view/?rf=2837 |website=Hill Bagging |access-date=29 December 2024}} Stage 7 of the Shropshire Way long-distance path crosses the parish.{{cite web |title=Shropshire Way: South section: Stage 7: Wheathill to Wilderhope |url=https://shropshireway.org.uk/application/files/3916/1943/6425/SW-7_Wheathill_to_Wildherhope_2021.pdf |publisher=Shropshire Council |access-date=29 December 2024 |date=2018}} In 2021 the parish had a population of 202.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/shropshire/E04012659__abdon_and_heath/|title=Abdon and Heath|publisher=City Population|accessdate=31 December 2024}}

It was created on 1 April 2017 by combining the previously separate civil parishes of Abdon and Heath.{{cite web| url =http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/31278/1.3-The-Shropshire-Reorganisation-of-Community-Governance-Parishes-of-Abdon-and-Heath-Order-2016.pdf| title =The Shropshire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Abdon and Heath) Order 2016| publisher =Lgbce| access-date =29 December 2024| archive-date =17 May 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082131/http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/31278/1.3-The-Shropshire-Reorganisation-of-Community-Governance-Parishes-of-Abdon-and-Heath-Order-2016.pdf| url-status =unfit}}

It has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government in England; this has five councillors.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Parish council - Abdon and Heath Parish Council |url=https://shropshire.gov.uk/committee-services/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=480 |website=shropshire.gov.uk |publisher=Shropshire Council |access-date=29 December 2024 |date=29 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Parish Council |url=https://www.hugofox.com/community/abdon-and-heath-parish-10606/parish-council/ |website=Abdon and Heath Parish |publisher=Hugo Fox |access-date=29 December 2024}}

The parish includes 31 listed buildings, ranging from the 12th-century Heath Chapel to a 1935 K6 phone box, and three scheduled ancient monuments including a deserted medieval village.{{cite web |title=Search the List - Advanced Search |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/advanced-search/ |website=historicengland.org.uk |publisher=Historic England |access-date=29 December 2024 |language=en}} Enter parish name in "Parish (Civil/Non-Civil)" to see list