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Selattyn & Gobowen

Gobowen

Gobowen is a village in , England, about 3 miles north of . The population according to the 2011 census was 3,270.
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Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 3,270 residents
  • Description: village in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gobowen, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gobowen railway station and Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.

Railway station
Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line of the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside via line, serving the village of Gobowen in , England.

Hospital
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The in Gobowen, near , Shropshire, England is a specialist orthopaedic hospital which provides elective orthopaedic surgery.

College
is a specialist college situated in Gobowen near in in the . offers residential and day placements to students aged 16–25 with special educational needs and disabilities, including: Students at are supported to develop employability, social, and independence skills, preparing them for adulthood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whittington and Weston Rhyn.

Village
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in , close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area. is situated 2 miles southeast of Gobowen.

Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village and civil parish in , England. It lies between the towns of , in Wales, and , in England. The civil parish, which also includes , Pentre-Newydd and a number of small hamlets, had a total population of 2,668 at the 2001 census, rising to 2,850 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2 miles northwest of Gobowen.

Village
Photo: Maelor, Public domain.
St Martin's is a village and civil parish in , England, just north of and east of , Wales on the England–Wales border. is situated 2 miles northeast of Gobowen.

Gobowen

Latitude
52.89338° or 52° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.03536° or 3° 2′ 7″ west
Population
3,270
Elevation
361 feet (110 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GBW
Open location code
9C4RVXV7+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21096504
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648373
Wiki­data ID
Q3811414
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Gobowen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gobowen”
  • Cebuano: “Gobowen”
  • Dutch: “Gobowen”
  • French: “Gobowen”
  • Irish: “Gobowen”
  • Japanese: “ゴボーウェン”
  • Polish: “Gobowen”
  • Spanish: “Gobowen”
  • Swedish: “Gobowen”
  • Welsh: “Gobowen”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gobowen Post Office and All Saints.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gobowen”. Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.