Oswestry Old Racecourse Common

Oswestry Old Racecourse Common is a heath in Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, England. Oswestry Old Racecourse Common is situated nearby to Grand Stand (remains), as well as near the forest Racecourse Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and Oswestry Castle.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is situated 1 mile west of Oswestry Old Racecourse Common.

Oswestry Castle

Castle

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Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie. Oswestry Castle is situated 2 miles east of Oswestry Old Racecourse Common.

Old Oswestry

Archaeological site

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Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period". Old Oswestry is situated 2½ miles east of Oswestry Old Racecourse Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Trefonen.

Oswestry

Photo: P.khiao, CC0.

Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.

Trefonen

Village

Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trefonen is a small village located approximately three miles south-west of Oswestry, and three miles east of the England-Wales border, in Shropshire, England. Trefonen is situated 2½ miles south of Oswestry Old Racecourse Common.

Morda

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morda is a village on the outskirts of the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, located near the border of England with Wales. The village is named after the River Morda, a tributary of the River Vyrnwy. Morda is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oswestry Old Racecourse Common.

Oswestry Old Racecourse Common

Type: Heath
Location: Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.86794° or 52° 52′ 5″ north

Longitude

-3.10351° or 3° 6′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C4RVV9W+5H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 588031858

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grand Stand (remains) and Racecourse Wood.

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