The Berth

The Berth is an archaeological site in Baschurch, Shropshire, England. The Berth is situated near the pond Birchgrove Pool, as well as near Baschurch Fire Station.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Shropshire, England, UK
Also known as: “The Berth Hillfort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Birchgrove Pool and The Corbet School.

Birchgrove Pool

Pond

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birchgrove Pool is a pond, which is situated 2,300 feet southeast of The Berth.

The Corbet School is a mixed secondary school located in Baschurch in the English county of Shropshire. Originally known as Baschurch Secondary Modern School, later the school became comprehensive and went on to gain specialist status as a Technology College. The Corbet School is situated 1 mile south of The Berth.

Church of Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Holy Trinity is situated 1¼ miles north of The Berth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baschurch and Petton.

Baschurch

Village

Photo: Raggatt2000, Public domain.

Baschurch is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies in the north of Shropshire. The village had a population of 2,854 as of the 2021 census. Shrewsbury is to the south-east, Oswestry is to the north-west, and Wem is to the north-east of Baschurch.

Petton

Village

Photo: Mike Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Petton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It was mentioned in Domesday as "Peetone", a name probably derived from Old English paec-tun, "settlement by the hill". Petton is situated 2 miles north of The Berth.

Walford

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Walford is a village in the civil parish of Baschurch, in Shropshire, England. It is notable for its agricultural college. The B5067, Shrewsbury to Baschurch road, runs through the village. Walford is situated 2 miles south of The Berth.

The Berth

Categories: marsh fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Baschurch, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.80724° or 52° 48′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.84783° or 2° 50′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C4VR542+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 468679031

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q17643196

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Baschurch Fire Station and Baschurch Bowling Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Baschurch Substation and Baschurch.

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