Pontesbury
Pontesbury ranks 16,712th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Torqabeh, São Leopoldo, and Cardston. Memorable people born in Pontesbury include David Edwards. Pontesbury has been the birth place of many soccer players. Pontesbury is located in United Kingdom.
Pontesbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, and is approximately eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,873 and the parish had a population of 3,227. The village of Minsterley is just over a mile further southwest. The A488 road runs through the village, on its way from Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle. The Rea Brook flows close by to the north with the village itself nestling on the northern edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB. Shropshire Council in their 2015 Place Plan detail the development strategy and refer to Pontesbury and neighbouring Minsterley as towns. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1986, Pontesbury was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including David Edwards.
People Born in Pontesbury
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pontesbury were soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pontesbury, including David Edwards. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontesbury, including David Edwards.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Pontesbury since 1700.
