Great Ryton is a small village in Shropshire, England, to the south of Shrewsbury.

Minsterley Motors route 435 (Shrewsbury-Ludlow and vice versa) runs through the area and calls at Great Ryton.

Josiah Oldfield, the lawyer, physician and advocate of fruitarian diet, was born at Great Ryton in 1863.

[5] Two unrelated Admirals who each became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, had their homes in Great Ryton after retirement.

Sir Cecil Thursby, a distinguished commander in World War I, lived at The Styche until his death in 1936,[6] while World War II veteran Sir Richard Onslow lived at Ryton Grove until his death in 1975.