Caer Caradoc

Caer Caradoc is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. It overlooks the town of Church Stretton and the village of All Stretton and offers panoramic views to the north towards the Wrekin, east to Wenlock Edge, and west over the nearby Long Mynd.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,509 feet
Description: hill in Shropshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Caer Caradoc Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church Stretton railway station and St Michael and All Angels.

Church Stretton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church Stretton railway station serves the town of Church Stretton, in Shropshire, England. It is on the Welsh Marches line, 12+3⁄4 miles south of Shrewsbury; trains on the Heart of Wales line also serve the station.

St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael and All Angels is a church.

St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton

Church

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St Laurence's Church is in Church Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comley and All Stretton.

Comley

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Comley is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is near the A49 road, to the northeast of Church Stretton. It is situated between two prominent hills: Caer Caradoc to the south and The Lawley to the north.

All Stretton

Village

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All Stretton is a village and a now separate civil parish in Shropshire, England. Much of it is covered by a Conservation Area.

Cardington

Village

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cardington is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated south of Shrewsbury, near Caer Caradoc Hill, and the nearest town is Church Stretton.

Caer Caradoc

Categories: hill and landform
Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.55389° or 52° 33′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.772° or 2° 46′ 19″ west

Elevation

1,509 feet (460 metres)

Open location code

9C4VH63H+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 270666596

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12607719

Wikidata ID

Q5016862

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Caer Caradoc” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Caer Caradoc”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاير كارادوك”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Caer Caradoc”
Spanish: “Caer Caradoc”
Spanish: “Colina de Caer Caradoc en el condado ingles de Shropshire”
Spanish: “Colina de Caer Caradoc en el condado inglés de Shropshire”
Welsh: “Caer Caradoc”

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