Pulley, Shropshire

Pulley

Farm buildings at Pulley
Pulley
 Pulley shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ482094
Civil parishBayston Hill
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY3
Dialling code 01743
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentShrewsbury and Atcham
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Coordinates: 52°40′48″N 2°45′58″W / 52.680°N 2.766°W / 52.680; -2.766

Pulley is a small village on the southern edge of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. It is located between Shrewsbury and Bayston Hill. The population at the 2011 Census is listed under Bayston Hill. The A5 Shrewsbury by-pass cuts through the area.

To the north is the Shrewsbury suburb of Meole Brace.

History

The modern placename of "Pulley" is listed in Folio 259r, and 260v, in the Domesday Book (c.1086) at the UK National Archives and was then spelled as "Polelie".

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