Purgatory Pool

Purgatory Pool is in Ryton, Shropshire, England. Purgatory Pool is situated near the village Ryton, as well as near Beckbury.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Andrew’s Church and Royal Air Force Museum Midlands.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew’s Church is situated 1 mile south of Purgatory Pool.

Royal Air Force Museum Midlands

Museum

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. Royal Air Force Museum Midlands is situated 1½ miles northeast of Purgatory Pool.

RAF Cosford

Aerodrome

Photo: John Chorley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Air Force Cosford or RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Cosford, Shropshire, England just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton. RAF Cosford is situated 2 miles east of Purgatory Pool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ryton and Beckbury.

Ryton

Village

Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ryton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, in the district of Bridgnorth. It lies about one mile north north west of Beckbury. The civil parish originates during Norman times, and appears as "Ruitone" in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Beckbury

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beckbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Beckbury had a population of 327 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 340 at the 2011 Census, The village is 8 miles south-east of Telford and is close to the Staffordshire border. Beckbury is situated 1½ miles south of Purgatory Pool.

Shifnal

Photo: Shropman, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire. Some writers have claimed that Shifnal was the inspiration for Market Blandings, a town that appears in several of P.G.

Purgatory Pool

Type: Body of water
Location: Ryton, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.63423° or 52° 38′ 3″ north

Longitude

-2.35234° or 2° 21′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C4VJJMX+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 881917779

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Caynton Hall Grotto and Beckbury Village Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hell Pool and Hatton Grange.

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Worth a closer look: Shrewsbury and Telford.

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