Tong
Tong is a locality in Shropshire, West Midlands, England. Tong is situated nearby to the hamlet Shackerley, as well as near the village Cosford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Weston Park and Royal Oak.
Weston Park
Park
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Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton, and 8 miles east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire.
Royal Oak
Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Cosford railway station
Railway station
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Cosford railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Cosford in Shropshire, England. It also serves RAF Cosford which is also home to a branch of the Royal Air Force Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shifnal and Albrighton.
Shifnal
Photo: Shropman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire. Some writers have claimed that Shifnal was the inspiration for Market Blandings, a town that appears in several of P.G.
Albrighton
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albrighton is a large village in the civil parish of Albrighton and Donington, in Shropshire, England, 8 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles northeast of Bridgnorth. Albrighton is situated 2½ miles south of Tong.
Tong
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, also bordering Staffordshire in England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood.
Tong
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6699° or 52° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.2879° or 2° 17′ 16″ westElevation
325 feet (99 metres)Open location code
9C4VMP96+XRGeoNames ID
7296202
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