The Carriages

The Carriages is a residential area in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The Carriages is situated nearby to the nature reserve Shelf Bank, as well as near the hospital Oswestry Minor Injuries Unit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shelf Bank and Oswestry railway station.

Shelf Bank

Nature reserve

Shelf Bank is a hill in the centre of Oswestry which has been a local nature reserve since 2014. It has an elevation of 145 m and is a 3-hectare area consisting of acid grassland and naturally regenerated areas of woodland and scrub.

Oswestry railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oswestry railway station is a Grade II listed heritage railway station in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1966. Oswestry railway station is situated 1,400 feet southwest of The Carriages.

Oswestry Castle

Castle

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie. Oswestry Castle is situated 2,400 feet southwest of The Carriages.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Morda.

Oswestry

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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.

Morda

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morda is a village on the outskirts of the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, located near the border of England with Wales. The village is named after the River Morda, a tributary of the River Vyrnwy. Morda is situated 1½ miles south of The Carriages.