The
A49 runs through Battlefield, on its way from Shrewsbury to
Whitchurch, as does the
Welsh Marches Line (the Shrewsbury to
Crewe railway line). The
A53 begins its route at Battlefield. Battlefield has two
pubs.
The Red Lion is the elder pub, and
The Two Henrys is to the north of the Battlefield roundabout, as is
St Mary Magdalene's Church, which lies just off the A49.
Expansion of Shrewsbury The town of Shrewsbury has over the past 10 years grown substantially in this area and the village is now part of the town. It is however split by a large Shrewsbury bypass roundabout ("Battlefield Roundabout"), one of the busiest in the county town. The new Shrewsbury livestock market and a small hotel and service station has been built just off the A53 near the Battlefield Roundabout. An industrial and business estate, the Battlefield Enterprise Park, has grown up in between the older Shrewsbury suburb of
Harlescott and Battlefield. It is located on the site of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the village of Battlefield is nearby. A large part of the battlefield is, however, protected as a heritage site. Even so, the Battlefield Link Road (the
A5124) runs straight through it and a car park has been built for visitors. The first businesses moved in during the mid-1990s, though the park became more established later that decade when the Battlefield Link Road, the
A5124, was built. The park is near the
A49 and
A53 and it is also adjacent to the
Welsh Marches Line. ==Governance==