Oswestry
Oswestry is a locality in Shropshire, West Midlands, England. Oswestry is situated nearby to the village Morda, as well as near the hamlet Weston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oswestry Castle and Old Oswestry.
Oswestry Castle
Castle
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Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie.
Old Oswestry
Archaeological site
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Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period".
Oswestry railway station
Railway station
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Oswestry railway station is a Grade II listed heritage railway station in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1966.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oswestry and Gobowen.
Oswestry
Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.
Gobowen
Village
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Gobowen is a village in Shropshire, England, about 3 miles north of Oswestry. The population according to the 2011 census was 3,270. Gobowen is situated 2½ miles north of Oswestry.
Whittington
Village
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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area. Whittington is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oswestry.
Oswestry
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8571° or 52° 51′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.0583° or 3° 3′ 30″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
9C4RVW4R+RMGeoNames ID
7292284
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