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. Knockin Castle is situated 2 miles east of Maesbrook.

Penygarreg Lane Halt railway station

Railway station

Penygarreg Lane is a halt on the Cambrian Heritage Railways' line in Shropshire. It is on the northern edge of the village of Pant, north of the disused Pant station. Penygarreg Lane Halt railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Maesbrook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pant and Knockin.

Pant

Village

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pant is a village in Shropshire, England. It lies near the border with Wales. Pant means 'hollow' in Welsh: it is located directly below the disused mines at Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve. Pant is situated 2 miles west of Maesbrook.

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. Knockin is situated 2 miles east of Maesbrook.

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 east of Maesbrook.

Maesbrook

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Kinnerley, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

52.78417° or 52° 47′ 3″ north

Longitude

-3.0357° or 3° 2′ 9″ west

Elevation

226 feet (69 metres)

Open location code

9C4RQXM7+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7746707671

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

12263963

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Maesbrook from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crickheath and Osbaston.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maesbrook Village Hall and Primitive Methodist Chapel.

Shropshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, and Ludlow.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.

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. Photo: Victor Chetta, CC BY 2.0.