Anchor

Anchor is a remote hamlet in southwest , England. The hamlet is the most westerly place in Shropshire.
Wikipedia
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Anchor, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bryn Amlwg Castle and Cantlin Stone.

Archaeological site
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was an enclosure castle near , abutting the England–Wales border. It is a scheduled monument, listed in 1930. This was an enclosure castle of the 12th and 13th centuries, and had towers and a gatehouse.

Memorial
The is a rough stone approximately two feet across with an inscription recording the death of one Willam Cantlin there, and the fact that he was buried at . is situated 2 miles northeast of Anchor.

Pub
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles south of Anchor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bettws-y-Crwyn and Glanmule.

Hamlet
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small, remote village and civil parish in south-west , England. It is close to the England–Wales border and is one of a number of English villages to have a Welsh language placename. is situated 3 miles southeast of Anchor.

Hamlet
is a small village in the north of , Wales. It is located in , approximately 2.5 miles to the east of . It stands at the junction of the B4368 and A489 roads, two miles from the Welsh-English border. is situated 3½ miles north of Anchor.

Village
Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and community in , Wales. In 2011 the community had a population of 723. It lies in a remote tract of countryside, 8 miles northwest of , on the B4355 road to , near the headwaters of the , at an elevation of 254 metres. is situated 3½ miles south of Anchor.

Anchor

Latitude
52.45734° or 52° 27′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.21519° or 3° 12′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C4RFQ4M+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 268393640
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q3403013
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Anchor” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Anchor (kastilyo)”
  • Dutch: “Anchor”
  • French: “Anchor”
  • Irish: “Anchor”
  • Polish: “Anchor”
  • Swedish: “Anchor (slott)”
  • Welsh: “Anchor, Swydd Amwythig”
  • Welsh: “Anchor”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Cefn Fron Hill and Bryn.

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