The Rock
The Rock is a peak in More, Shropshire, England and has an elevation of 1,378 feet. The Rock is situated nearby to the locality The Bog, as well as near the hamlet Nind.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stiperstones and Heath Mynd.
Stiperstones
Peak
Photo: Martyn B, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Heath Mynd
Peak
Photo: Charles Leventon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heath Mynd is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. At a height of 452 metres it is fairly unnotable except for its Marilyn status, a feature caused by the sharp drop on all sides.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norbury and Shelve.
Norbury
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norbury is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies to the west of the Long Mynd and the nearest town is Bishop's Castle. The parish is made up of three townships Asterton, Whitcott and Hardwick.
Shelve
Village
Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shelve is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worthen with Shelve in Shropshire district of Shropshire, England. It is to the west of the Stiperstones ridge and east of Stapeley Hill, at an altitude of about 342 metres, and is some 2 miles from the England–Wales border to the west.
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.
The Rock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,378 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: More, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.5611° or 52° 33′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.9581° or 2° 57′ 29″ westElevation
1,378 feet (420 metres)Open location code
9C4VH26R+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3961765654OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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