is a small town in
South Shropshire ,
Shropshire ,
England . The 2001 census recorded 2,289 people living in the town's parish.
It lies on the
A49 and has a
Railway Station which is on the
Shrewsbury to
Hereford Welsh Marches Line as well as being the starting point of the
Heart Of Wales Line . Nearby towns are
Bishop's Castle ,
Clun ,
Church Stretton and
Ludlow .
A tourist attraction is the
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre , which explores the landscape and wildlife of the Shropshire hills and includes a "virtual ballon ride" over South Shropshire. Tourists also come for the scenery of the nearby hills (
Long Mynd ) and forests.
Craven Arms is a relatively new town (for Shropshire), being only a small village "Newton" on a map of 1695. Nearby is
Stokesay and
Stokesay Castle . It probably takes its name from the Craven Arms Hotel, situated on the junction between the A49 and the B4368 roads.
