Pulley, Shropshire

Pulley
Farm buildings at Pulley
Pulley Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ482094
Civil parish	Bayston Hill
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY3
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°40′48″N 2°45′58″W / 52.680°N 2.766°W / 52.680; -2.766

Pulley is a small village 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England.^[1] It is located between Shrewsbury and Bayston Hill. The population at the 2011 Census is listed under Bayston Hill. The A5 Shrewsbury by-pass cuts through the area.

To the north is the Shrewsbury suburb of Meole Brace.

History

The modern placename of "Pulley" is listed in Folio 259r, and 260v, in the Domesday Book (c.1086) at the UK National Archives and was then spelled as "Polelie".^[2]

See also

• Listed buildings in Bayston Hill

References

1. Bartholomew gazetteer of places in Britain. Edinburgh: Bartholomew. 1986. p. 199. ISBN 0702807311.
2. "Pulley | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

External links

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