Welcome to Myddle, Shropshire, England
Latest Myddle News
- Richard Vobes visits Myddle Castle
Richard Vobes visited Myddle Castle recently.
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Shropshire News
- 19 May 2012
- RAF take football kits to Africa
- 18 May 2012
- Newspaper cuts number of editions
- 18 May 2012
- NHS bosses back hospital plans
- 18 May 2012
- Teenager rescued after hill fall
- 18 May 2012
- U-turn on town centre crossing
- Read the latest version of The Myddle Messenger Magazine
- Myddle Fete 6th, 7th, 8th July 2012
- Views of the village
- 101 Wild Flowers around Myddle
- Useful Information for Residents
- Contact your local West Mercia Police
- Bus Timetable
- Concessionary Bus Pass Renewal Form
- Broadband Speed Checker
- NEW Report a problem to your Parish Councillors about a road, unlit lamp or footpath with this easy to use Interactive Map
- Shropshire Council Planning and Building Control Web Site link
- Images of Myddle Village Fete 2010
The village of Myddle is in the heart of the North Shropshire countryside. Its most famous son is probably Richard Gough who wrote "The History of Myddle" between 1700 and 1702, a record of anecdotes about each of the families in the parish of Myddle.
Take a look around the village care of Google Street View. If you cannot see a picture of the village below, drag the little yellow man and drop him on name Myddle. You will see images of the village and just use your mouse to follow the white lines and visit different parts of the village. (see Google Street View for further instructions)
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Apparently there has been a village church at its present site since Saxon times but the tower is now the oldest remaining part dating back to 1634. The church is dedicated to St Peter. |
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Myddle village hall used to be the village school, built in Victorian times. A new school is now on the opposite side of the road.
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The old rectory is one of the largest rectories in Shropshire. Parts of it are medieval. |
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The local pub, The Red Lion, was taken down and rebuilt on its present site in the centre of the village. Some of the beams in the pub are over 400 years old. |
Sunset over Alford Farm Fields |
Myddle also has the remains of a castle, last inhabitant was Sir Humphrey Kynaston, who was outlawed in 1491 and went off to Nescliffe and became a highwayman.