Downton

Downton is a hamlet in Upton Magna, Shropshire, England. Downton is situated nearby to the village Upton Magna, as well as near Uffington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haughmond Hill and Church of St Lucia.

Haughmond Hill

Peak

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Haughmond Hill is a small, shallow hill in the English county of Shropshire. It is covered by woodland for the most part, although there is an open cast quarry in use.

Haughmond Abbey is a ruined, medieval, Augustinian monastery a few miles from Shrewsbury, England. It was probably founded in the early 12th century and was closely associated with the FitzAlan family, who became Earls of Arundel, and some of their wealthier vassals and allies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upton Magna and Uffington.

Upton Magna

Village

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Upton Magna is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Nearby are the villages of Uffington, Rodington and Withington, as well as the wooded Haughmond Hill.

Uffington

Village

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Uffington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 234. It lies between Haughmond Hill and the River Severn, 3 miles east from the town centre of Shrewsbury, at grid reference SJ53151395.

Withington

Village

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Withington is a village and parish in Shropshire, England. The parish is very small and is located on the Shropshire Council/Telford and Wrekin Council boundary. Withington is situated 2 miles east of Downton.

Downton

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Upton Magna, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.71254° or 52° 42′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.67847° or 2° 40′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C4VP87C+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 607012760

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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