Alveley
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Alveley is a village in south east Shropshire, England. It has appeared in records dating back to 50AD.
The current church (St. Mary's) is of Norman design, built in 1140 on the grounds of an earlier Saxon church (of which only a stone cross survives). It has a notable, although badly damaged, 14th Century mural of the Seven Deadly Sins.
In 1349 the Black Death is said to have killed 60% of the village population. A stone cross - The Buttercross - two miles outside the village dates back to the time of the Black Death when it was a place for food to be left for the village when it was quarantined.
From 1937 to 1969 the village was an active coal mining community. After 1986 the disused colliery and slag heaps were converted into a country park.
Alveley has several historic pubs including the Three Horseshoes (1406).