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Weir on River Teme Including Attached Sluice, Retaining Walls and Culvert

A Grade II Listed Building in Craven Arms, Shropshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4315 / 52°25'53"N

Longitude: -2.8281 / 2°49'41"W

OS Eastings: 343795

OS Northings: 281826

OS Grid: SO437818

Mapcode National: GBR BF.MVVN

Mapcode Global: VH76D.X4RV

Plus Code: 9C4VC5JC+JQ

Entry Name: Weir on River Teme Including Attached Sluice, Retaining Walls and Culvert

Listing Date: 21 June 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269941

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460274

ID on this website: 101269941

Location: Whettleton, Shropshire, SY7

County: Shropshire

Civil Parish: Craven Arms

Traditional County: Shropshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Church of England Parish: Stokesay

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

Tagged with: Weir

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26 May 2026 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards

SO48SW
1943-1/5/172

CRAVEN ARMS
STOKESAY
Weir on River Onny including attached sluice, retaining walls and culvert

(formerly listed as Weir on River Teme including attached sluice, retaining walls and culvert)

II
Weir and attached sluice, retaining walls and culvert. Probably C18, extended 1822 by Thomas Telford when Shropshire County Surveyor. Ashlar, with dressed stone to walls. Elongated crescent directing water to culvert on western bank. Weir itself approximately 50 metres long and 3 metres high, of ashlar facing with bullnosed lip; downstream face appears to be stepped; dressed stone skirt. Against eastern bank is double sluice with wooden access platform to single surviving cast-iron rack and pinion gate; eastern wall of sluice extends as retaining wall for approximately 20 metres upstream. Western end of weir has stone culvert and retaining wall extending for approximately 20 metres downstream.

(Davis Major AT: Historic Shropshire Bridges strengthened with Ferro-concrete).

Listing NGR: SO4379581826

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