Hillyards Plantation

Hillyards Plantation is a forest in Selattyn and Gobowen, Shropshire, England. Hillyards Plantation is situated nearby to the village Gobowen, as well as near the locality New Marton Lock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whittington Castle and Gobowen railway station.

Whittington Castle

Castle

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Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in the 13th century by one with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey.

Gobowen railway station

Railway station

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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.

Park Hall

Stadium

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Park Hall Stadium is a football stadium to the north-east of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was opened by Shropshire County Council in 1993, originally as the home of Oswestry Town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Chirk.

Oswestry

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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.