Derwen College

Derwen College is a specialist college situated in Gobowen near Oswestry in Shropshire in the United Kingdom. Derwen College offers residential and day placements to students aged 16–25 with special educational needs and disabilities, including: Students at Derwen College are supported to develop employability, social, and independence skills, preparing them for adulthood.

Type: College
Description: further education college in Shropshire, UK
Address: Whittington Road, Gobowen, SY11 3JA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and Gobowen railway station.

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen, near Oswestry, Shropshire, England is a specialist orthopaedic hospital which provides elective orthopaedic surgery. Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Derwen College.

Gobowen railway station

Railway station

Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gobowen railway station is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line of the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside via Birmingham Snow Hill line, serving the village of Gobowen in Shropshire, England. Gobowen railway station is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Derwen College.

Park Hall

Stadium

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Park Hall Stadium is a football stadium to the north-east of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was opened by Shropshire County Council in 1993, originally as the home of Oswestry Town. Park Hall is situated 1 mile south of Derwen College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gobowen and Whittington.

Gobowen

Village

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Gobowen is a village in Shropshire, England, about 3 miles north of Oswestry. The population according to the 2011 census was 3,270.

Whittington

Village

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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.