1980, which closed under "adverse trading conditions" in 2022 following the Covid pandemic. In 1984, both the Plough and the brewery were featured as the final destination on a Shropshire edition of Treasure Hunt, with Anneka Rice pulling herself a pint of real ale to complete the game. “The Smithy” is the village’s community shop which was officially opened by the actor Pete Postlethwaite OBE, a local parishioner in April 2000. Once the workplace of a local blacksmith and little more than the size of a shed, the shop stocks all the basics, with as much as possible sourced from local suppliers. See also Listed buildings in Wistanstow Notes References Villages in Shropshire Civil parishes in Shropshire