Barrow
Barrow is a locality in Barrow, Shropshire, England. Barrow is situated nearby to the locality Posenhall, as well as near the village Willey.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Giles’ Church, Barrow and Benthall Hall.
St Giles’ Church, Barrow
Church
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St Giles' Church is in the hamlet of Barrow, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Telford Severn Gorge, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
Benthall Hall
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Benthall Hall is a 16th-century English country house in Benthall in the town of Broseley, Shropshire, England, and a few miles from the historic Ironbridge Gorge. Benthall Hall is situated 1½ miles north of Barrow.
Wenlock Priory
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Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference SJ625001. Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a Cluniac house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery. Wenlock Priory is situated 2 miles west of Barrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyke and Benthall.
Wyke
Hamlet
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Wyke is a small hamlet in rural Shropshire, England, where it is part of the civil parish of Much Wenlock. Its name may originate from Old English wice, Wych elm, but is more likely derived from the word wic, dwelling or village.
Benthall
Village
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Benthall is a small village in the civil parish of Barrow, in Shropshire, England. It is situated to the south of Telford, about a mile south of Ironbridge on the River Severn, and almost contiguous with the town of Broseley.
Broseley
Town
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Broseley is a market town in Shropshire, England, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census and an estimate of 5,022 in 2019. The River Severn flows to its north and east.
Barrow
- Type: Locality
- Location: Barrow, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.59705° or 52° 35′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.50678° or 2° 30′ 24″ westElevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
9C4VHFWV+R7GeoNames ID
13278328
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