Bankshead
Bankshead is a hamlet in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, England. Bankshead is situated nearby to the hamlet Cabin, as well as near Owlbury.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church of St Mary The Virgin.
Bishop’s Castle Community College
School
Bishop's Castle Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Bishop's Castle in the English county of Shropshire. Established in 1922 as Bishop's Castle County High School, today it is a foundation school administered by Shropshire Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snead and Colebatch.
Snead
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snead is a small village in Powys, Wales. It is situated on the A489 road and the River Camlad. The English border is immediately to the east of the village. Snead is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bankshead.
Colebatch
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210. The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun. Colebatch is situated 2 miles south of Bankshead.
Lydham
Village
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles north of Bishop's Castle. Lydham is situated 2 miles northeast of Bankshead.
Bankshead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.50237° or 52° 30′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.02162° or 3° 1′ 18″ westElevation
1,043 feet (318 metres)Open location code
9C4RGX2H+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8399970360OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13278625
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