Craven Arms is a town in the south of the county.
Craven Arms was a small village known as Newton up until the mid-19th century. As with many towns and villages, the arrival of the railways changed the area dramatically. Newton and the nearby village of Newington were amalgamated as the town grew because of the railway junction built nearby. A major trade was the auctions of livestock.
The town took it's name from the Craven Arms hotel, this was named after the Earls of Craven who owned the nearby Stokesay Castle.
The cattle auctions and much of the light industry that used to thrive in the town have now gone, these days Craven Arms is a centre of tourism with a number of attractions near to the town including the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
