Rural Trefonen

The small village of Trefonen is located around 4 miles south west of the Shropshire market town of Oswestry. It is also very close to the Wesh border that lies some 5 miles to the west. There is only one road through the village.

The Village stands approximately 600ft above sea level which gives it clear views over to the east and the River Severn valley as it runs through the Shropshire plain. The Wrekin at Telford can be seen to the east as well as the Shropshire Hills to the south. On a clear day the Berwyn Hills can often be glimpsed to the west.

Trefonen is very rural, surrounded on all sides by rolling farmland most of whch is used to raise sheep and cattle. The village has just under 200 houses of different ages, some dating back to the early 18th century, and made of different materials. Many are constructed from Sandstone quarried locally. There is a pub, The Barley Mow, and a church and currently a shop and a part-time Post Office.