Prees

Prees ( ) is a village and civil parish in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood".

Prees ( ) is a village and civil parish in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood". ==Prees civil parish== The civil parish includes many other villages and hamlets as well as the namesake Prees Village. Examples include the villages Prees Higher Heath and Prees Green and the hamlets of Prees Lower Heath and Prees Wood (which all share the name Prees). Sandford, Darliston, Fauls and Mickley to the east of the village are also included in the parish. Prees Heath, a nearby village, despite its name, is not part of the civil parish and is actually contained within the neighbouring Whitchurch Rural parish. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was recorded at 2688, increasing to 2,895 Census. ==Prees village== Prees is northeast of the small town of Wem. It is also west of Market Drayton and south of Whitchurch. The population in 2001 was recorded at 814, increasing to 939 Census. ===History=== The church in the village dates back to the 14th century (when the village was commonly spelt "Prys"), however, the tower is younger. Several ancient coins were found on farmland outside Prees in 2017. They included four 300-year-old coins that date to the reign of James I and Charles I. Also located in Prees in the Prees Church of England Primary School and Nursery, a Victorian building that holds much history. There are a number of other churches in the village. ====Bus==== The village is served by the 511 bus route, operated by Arriva Midlands North, which runs between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch via Wem. Some services terminate in Wem and do not continue to Whitchurch. ==Governance== An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches northeast to Adderley with a total ward population taken at the 2011 census of 4,281. ==See also== Listed buildings in Prees ==References== ==External links==

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