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Skyborry Green is a hamlet consisting of a small number of houses and a farm in Shropshire, England, 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Knighton. The hamlet population taken at the 2011 census can be found under Llanfair Waterdine. The Welsh border lies very close.

Skyborry Green
Farm buildings above Skyborry Green, on the slopes of the Teme valley
Skyborry Green Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO264744
Civil parish	Llanfair Waterdine
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNIGHTON
Postcode district	LD7
Dialling code	01547
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.363°N 3.080°W / 52.363; -3.080

The name is an anglicisation of the Welsh for barn - ysgubor.[1]

Skyborry Green lies at between 180m and 200m above sea level on the northern (English) side of the Teme valley. Nearby is Monaughty Poeth farm. The River Teme runs to the south of the hamlet. The Welsh border roughly follows the river here.

Less than 1 mile (2 km) southeast is the hamlet of Nether Skyborry. To the northwest is the small village of Llanfair Waterdine and the Welsh village of Knucklas, which has an ancient castle mound monument and railway station, is to the west.

See also

• Skyborry
• Listed buildings in Llanfair Waterdine

References

External links

Media related to Skyborry Green at Wikimedia Commons

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