The Slates
The Slates is a forest in Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire, England. The Slates is situated nearby to the hamlet Uckington, as well as near Norton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Viroconium Cornoviorum and Church of St John the Baptist.
Viroconium Cornoviorum
Archaeological site
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Peter Comeau, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Wroxeter, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wroxeter and Atcham.
Wroxeter
Village
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Wroxeter is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Atcham
Village
Photo: Paul Beaman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the B4380, 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows round the village.
Upton Magna
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upton Magna is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Nearby are the villages of Uffington, Rodington and Withington, as well as the wooded Haughmond Hill.
The Slates
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6934° or 52° 41′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.6297° or 2° 37′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C4VM9VC+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 49809111OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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