Bishop’s Castle
Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is 1.5 miles east of the Wales–England border, about 20 miles north-west of Ludlow and about 20 miles south-west of Shrewsbury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church of the Holy Trinity.
Bishop’s Castle Community College
School
Bishop's Castle Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Bishop's Castle in the English county of Shropshire. Established in 1922 as Bishop's Castle County High School, today it is a foundation school administered by Shropshire Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lydham and Colebatch.
Lydham
Village
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Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles north of Bishop's Castle.
Colebatch
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210. The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun.
Bishop’s Castle
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.492° or 52° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.0034° or 3° 0′ 12″ westElevation
659 feet (201 metres)Open location code
9C4RFXRW+RJGeoNames ID
7297093
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