Leighton and Eaton Constantine

Leighton and Eaton Constantine is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It consists of the village of Leighton, together with the smaller villages or hamlets of Eaton Constantine, Upper Longwood and Garmston.

Leighton and Eaton Constantine
The lane into Garmston, a hamlet in the parish of Leighton and Eaton Constantine
Leighton and Eaton Constantine
Location within Shropshire
Population467 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ 61256 05331
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShrewsbury
Postcode districtSY5
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The parish, which had a population of 420 at the 2001 census, 467 at the 2011 Census, rising from just 206 in 1911, is around six miles southwest of Telford and 26 miles from Birmingham.

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