Osbaston
Osbaston is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. Osbaston lies on the B4396 road some five miles to the south of Oswestry. The population at the 2011 census can be found in Knockin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Knockin, Shropshire, UK
- Also known as: “Osbaston, Knockin”, “Osbaston, Oswestry”, and “Osbaston, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knockin Castle and Church of St Mary.
Knockin Castle
Castle
Knockin Castle is situated in the village of Knockin on Shropshire between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, England. This was a fortified residence on level ground founded by Guy le Strange between 1154 and 1160 and it remained the principal holding of the le Strange family for most of the Middle Ages.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knockin and Maesbury Marsh.
Knockin
Village
Photo: Hans Linnet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockin is a village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England. It is located on the B4396 road, around 5 miles south-east of the town of Oswestry, and 11+1⁄2 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury.
Kinnerley
Village
Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinnerley is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies between the neighbouring villages of Dovaston and Pentre and the nearest town is Oswestry. To the north is the village of Knockin. Kinnerley is situated 2 miles southeast of Osbaston.
Osbaston
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Knockin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.80083° or 52° 48′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.01559° or 3° 0′ 56″ westElevation
259 feet (79 metres)Open location code
9C4RRX2M+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 938346456OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Osbaston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Osbaston”
- French: “Osbaston”
- Irish: “Osbaston”
- Polish: “Osbaston”
- Welsh: “Osbaston, Croesoswallt”
- Welsh: “Osbaston”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Winifred’s Well and Knockin and Kinnerley Cricket Club.
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