Malehurst
Malehurst is a hamlet in Shropshire, England between the large villages of Pontesbury and Minsterley and north of the small village of Asterley. It is within the civil parish of Pontesbury.
| Malehurst | |
|---|---|
 Rea Brook near Malehurst Farm | |
  Malehurst Location within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ383063 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY5 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The Rea Brook flows around Malehurst and the Minsterley Brook flows into the Rea Brook here.
There is an industrial estate that accommodates a number of small businesses. There is also a highly successful dairy farm.
There was a lead smelting house at Malehurst, operated with a Boulton and Watt steam engine, between 1778 and it is going out of use by 1831.[1] A barytes-processing plant was established at Malehurst Mill in c.1910, linked by an aerial ropeway to a mine at Huglith, until 1949 when the ropeway was taken down. The buildings became used to mill animal foodstuffs.[2]
See also
References
- Gaydon & Lawson, A.T. & J.B. (1982). A History of Pontesbury. Shropshire Libraries. p. 279.Reprint from Victoria County History of Shropshire, Volume VIII, published 1968.
- A History of Pontesbury. p. 281.
