Gobowen Playing Field

Gobowen Playing Field is a recreation area in Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, England. Gobowen Playing Field is situated nearby to Gobowen Post Office, as well as near the church All Saints.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gobowen railway station and 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 2,400 feet southwest of Gobowen Playing Field.

Derwen College

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. Derwen College is situated 1 mile south of Gobowen Playing Field.

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 mile south of Gobowen Playing Field.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gobowen and St Martin’s.

Gobowen

Village

Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

St Martin’s

Village

Photo: Maelor, Public domain.

St Martin's is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, just north of Oswestry and east of Chirk, Wales on the England–Wales border. St Martin’s is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gobowen Playing Field.

Weston Rhyn

Village

Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weston Rhyn is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies between the towns of Chirk, in Wales, and Oswestry, in England. The civil parish, which also includes Bronygarth, Pentre-Newydd and a number of small hamlets, had a total population of 2,668 at the 2001 census, rising to 2,850 at the 2011 Census. Weston Rhyn is situated 2 miles northwest of Gobowen Playing Field.

Gobowen Playing Field

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.89924° or 52° 53′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.03242° or 3° 1′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C4RVXX9+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 488653328

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Highlights include Gobowen Post Office and All Saints.

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