Trench

Trench is a hamlet in Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire, England. Trench is situated nearby to the hamlet Cross, as well as near Spout.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Ellesmere and The Maelor School.

St Mary’s Church, Ellesmere

Church

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St Mary's Church stands on a hill in the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ellesmere, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. St Mary’s Church, Ellesmere is situated 2 miles south of Trench.

The Maelor School

School

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The Maelor School, Penley is a mixed comprehensive school situated in the village of Penley, Wrexham County Borough, in north-east Wales. As of February 2008, the school had a total of 794 pupils aged 11–18 of whom 138 students are in the sixth form. The Maelor School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Trench.

St Matthew

Church

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St Matthew is a church, which is situated 2 miles west of Trench.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knolton and Penley.

Knolton

Hamlet

Knolton is a hamlet in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, close to the border with Shropshire, England. It is in Overton parish, and is 5½ miles ENE of Chirk.

Penley

Village

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Penley is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, in Wales close to the border with Shropshire, England, and had a population of 606 as of the 2011 census. Penley is situated 1½ miles northeast of Trench.