Shawbury Heath
Shawbury Heath is a forest in Astley, Shropshire, England. Shawbury Heath is situated nearby to the hamlet Painsbrook, as well as near the village Astley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Bartholomew, Moreton Corbet and St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Battlefield.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Battlefield
Church
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene's Church is in the village of Battlefield, Shropshire, England, dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. It was built on the site of the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury between Henry IV and Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and was originally intended as a chantry, a place of intercession and commemoration for those killed in the fighting.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawbury and Astley.
Shawbury
Village
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Shawbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The village is 8 miles northeast of Shrewsbury and 12 miles northwest of Telford. The village straddles the A53 between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton.
Astley
Village
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Astley is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The official 2001 census recorded 454 people living in the parish and 116 in the village itself, falling slightly to 449 at the 2011 Census.
Hadnall
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hadnall is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A49, some 9 km north-north-east of Shrewsbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 688.
Shawbury Heath
- Type: Forest
- Location: Astley, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.7767° or 52° 46′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.6834° or 2° 41′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C4VQ8G8+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 45252443OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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