Ellesmere

Ellesmere is a small market town in , , near the Welsh border. It is notable for its proximity to a number of prominent meres.
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  • Type: Town with 3,690 residents
  • Description: town in Shropshire, England
  • Also known as: “Ellesmere i Shropshire”, “Ellesmere, shropshire”, and “Ellesmere, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lakelands Academy and St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Welshampton.

School
is a coeducational secondary school…

Church
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade… is situated 2 miles east of Ellesmere.

Photo: Hans Linnet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Welshampton and Penley.

Village
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is a small village and former civil… is situated 2 miles east of Ellesmere.

Village
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is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham… is situated 3 miles north of Ellesmere.

Village
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is a village in north-west , England. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ellesmere.

Ellesmere

Latitude
52.9074° or 52° 54′ 27″ north
Longitude
-2.8939° or 2° 53′ 38″ west
Population
3,690
Elevation
308 feet (94 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ELM
Open location code
9C4VW444+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246545762
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2650097
Wiki­data ID
Q988970
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Ellesmere” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ellesmere”
  • Basque: “Ellesmere (Shropshire)”
  • Basque: “Ellesmere”
  • Bengali: “এলেসমেয়ার নগরী”
  • Cebuano: “Ellesmere”
  • Chinese: “埃爾斯米爾”
  • Chinese: “艾斯米尔”
  • Chinese: “艾斯米爾”
  • Dutch: “Ellesmere”
  • French: “Ellesmere”
  • German: “Ellesmere”
  • Gujarati: “એલેસમેર”
  • Hungarian: “Ellesmere”
  • Irish: “Ellesmere, Shropshire”
  • Irish: “Ellesmere”
  • Italian: “Ellesmere”
  • Japanese: “エレスミア・アーバン”
  • Kannada: “ಎಲ್ಲೆಸ್ಮೆರೆ”
  • Korean: “엘즈미어 어번”
  • Ladin: “Ellesmere”
  • Latin: “Ellesmera”
  • Lithuanian: “Elesmerė Urbanas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ellesmere”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ellesmere”
  • Norwegian: “Ellesmere”
  • Persian: “الزمیر، شروپ‌شر”
  • Persian: “السمیر، شراپ‌شر”
  • Polish: “Ellesmere (Shropshire)”
  • Polish: “Ellesmere”
  • Portuguese: “Ellesmere”
  • Romanian: “Ellesmere, Shropshire”
  • Russian: “Эллесмер”
  • South Azerbaijani: “الزمیر، شروپ‌شر”
  • Spanish: “Ellesmere”
  • Swedish: “Ellesmere”
  • Tamil: “எல்லேஸ்மெரி”
  • Telugu: “ఎల్లేస్మేర్”
  • Turkish: “Ellesmere”
  • Urdu: “ایلیسمیر، شروپشائر”
  • Volapük: “Ellesmere”
  • Welsh: “Ellesmere, Swydd Amwythig”

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Localities in the Area

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