Bridges

Bridges is a hamlet in Ratlinghope, Shropshire, England. Bridges is situated nearby to the hamlet Ratlinghope, as well as near the locality Pole Cottage.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horse Shoe Inn and Church of St Margret.

Horse Shoe Inn

Pub

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horse Shoe Inn is a pub.

The Stiperstones is a distinctive hill in Shropshire, England. The quartzite rock of the ridge formed some 480 million years ago. During the last Ice Age Stiperstones lay on the eastern margin of the Welsh ice sheet. Stiperstones is situated 2 miles northwest of Bridges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ratlinghope and Wentnor.

Ratlinghope

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ratlinghope is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 138. It is situated four miles west of Church Stretton and twelve miles south of Shrewsbury.

Wentnor

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wentnor is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies to the west of the Long Mynd and between the village and the hill range is the dispersed settlement of Prolly Moor. Wentnor is situated 2½ miles south of Bridges.

The Bog

Locality

The Bog is a former mining community in Shropshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Bishops Castle, east of the A488, at grid reference SO355979. It was once a busy village with over 200 buildings. The Bog is situated 2½ miles west of Bridges.

Bridges

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Ratlinghope, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.56283° or 52° 33′ 46″ north

Longitude

-2.89588° or 2° 53′ 45″ west

Elevation

840 feet (256 metres)

Open location code

9C4VH473+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1361958122

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13278538

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