River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England. It rises north-east of Market Drayton in the north of the county. The source of the Tern is considered to be the lake in the grounds of Maer Hall, Staffordshire.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Tern”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Viroconium Cornoviorum and Attingham Park.
Viroconium Cornoviorum
Archaeological site
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Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury.
Attingham Park
Park
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Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire. Located near the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Peter Comeau, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Wroxeter, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wroxeter and Uckington.
Wroxeter
Village
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Wroxeter is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Uckington
Hamlet
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Uckington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire located about a mile north-east of Wroxeter village and to the east of Shrewsbury.
Atcham
Village
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Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the B4380, 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows round the village.
River Tern
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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