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Quabbs
Quabbs
is a small,
scattered
hamlet
in the
southwest
of
Shropshire
, near
the border
between
England and Wales
. The name, which also occurs in
Gloucestershire
as a
field name
, is
possibly
derived
from the
Old English
word
cwabba
, "marsh".
It is located in the
rural
civil parish
of
Bettws-y-Crwyn
. The
nearest
village
is
Newcastle
.
Quabbs
lies
at 390m
above sea level
.