The Rookery
The Rookery is a forest in Welshampton and Lyneal, Shropshire, England. The Rookery is situated nearby to the hamlet Newton, as well as near Spunhill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Ellesmere and St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Welshampton.
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 Michael and All Angels’ Church, Welshampton
Church
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed Anglican church in the village of Welshampton in Shropshire. It was built in the 1860s for Frances Mainwaring and Salusbury Kynaston Mainwaring, in memory of Charles Kynaston Mainwaring of Oteley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellesmere and Welshampton.
Ellesmere
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellesmere is a small market town in Shropshire, England, near the Welsh border. It is notable for its proximity to a number of prominent meres.
Welshampton
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welshampton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Welshampton and Lyneal, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Penley
Village
Photo: KGGucwa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
The Rookery
- Type: Forest
- Location: Welshampton and Lyneal, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.9062° or 52° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.8656° or 2° 51′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C4VW44M+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 291343195OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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