Shropshire hotels accommodation, attractions
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MAIN TOWNS IN Shropshire - Bridgnorth Church Stretton Craven
Arms Ludlow Market Drayton Oswestry Shrewsbury Telford Whitchurch. |
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Bridgnorth. Bridgnorth is located in the county of Shropshire
close to the Welsh border. It lies on the A442, 12 miles south
of Telford and the M54. Bridgnorth is 10 miles west of Wolverhampton
and Stourbridge, 12 miles northwest of Kidderminster and 18 miles
southeast of Shrewsbury. The river Severn divides Bridgnorth
into High Town and Low Town, the two being linked by sets of
ancient steps and a Victorian funicular, opened in 1892, which
climbs from the Severn to the high town. Book : Street Atlas Shropshire. |
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Church Stretton. Church Stretton sits in a deep valley on the A49,
about 8 miles west of the Welsh border. It is about 12 miles
south of Shrewsbury, 7 miles north of Craven Arms and 15 miles
north of Ludlow. Church Stretton has a main line railway station.
The town retains a spa town feel, with natural springs providing
Stretton Hills bottled water. The town lies east of the Long
Mynd, which rises to a height of 506m to the west and the Caradoc
hills which rise to 459m to the east. Church Stretton : |
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Stretton.
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Craven Arms. Craven Arms is known as the Gateway to the Marches.
It lies on the A49 Shrewsbury to Ludlow road, with Church Stretton
7 miles to the north and Ludlow 7 miles to the south. Historically,
the town grew into an important frontier trading post between
Wales and England, it is about 4 miles from the border. Surrounded
by hills, Craven Arms is ideal for walking and is home of the
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. Stokesay Castle is the finest
and best preserved 13th century fortified manor house in England. Craven Arms : |
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Arms.
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Ludlow. Ludlow is one the jewels of the Welsh Marches. It
lies on the A49 with Craven Arms 7 miles to the north and Leominster
about 9 miles to the south. It is about 2 miles from the border
with Herefordshire. With its castle, Ludlow is perched on a cliff
above the picturesque River Teme. John Betjeman described Ludlow
as "the loveliest town in England" with over 500 listed
buildings, mainly Georgian or half-timbered. Ludlow : |
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Market Drayton. Market Drayton is located in the northeastern corner
of Shropshire, just inside the border with Staffordshire. It
lies on the A53, 9 miles east of Whitchurch and about 18 miles
north of Telford. Market Drayton is the home of Gingerbread which
has been baked in the town for the last 200 years. The traditional
gingerbread recipe is a blend of local ingredients, together
with rum and exotic spices. The recipe is locked away in a bank
vault. Market Drayton
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Oswestry. Oswestry is an ancient market town located in the
north of Shropshire close by the English - Welsh Border. It lies
on the A5, about 15 miles northwest of Shrewsbury and 14 miles
north of Welshpool. Oswestry was once a strategically vital frontier
town. It has the largest street market in the Borderlands. Oswestry : |
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Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury is one of England's finest medieval market
towns, set amidst the glorious Shropshire countryside near to
the Welsh Borders. It lieson the A5, about 12 miles west of Telford
and 14 miles east of Oswestry. Shrewsbury has some of the best
presrved Tudor and Jacobean streetscapes in England. The town
has over 600 listed buildings including the former Benedictine
Abbey and the sandstone Castle. The famous Shrewsbury Flower
Show has been held in the picturesque setting of the beautiful
29-acre Quarry Park for over a century. Shrewsbury : |
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Telford. Telford, named after Thomas Telford the renowned
civil engineer, is a New Town, formed over 25 years ago. It is
located about 1 mile north of Junction 5 of the M54 Motorway,
linking the M6 (north of Wolverhampton) and Telford. Telford
is about 20 miles from Wolverhampton, about 8 miles south of
Newport and 11 miles north of Bridgnorth. One of the UK's fastest
growing and most successful new towns, it contrasts with its
historic neighbour Ironbridge, the birthplace of the Industrial
Revolution. Telford : |
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Wellington. Wellington is a town in Shropshire and now forms
part of the New Town of Telford. It lies just off the A5, about
2 miles north of telford and 10 miles east of Shrewsbury. Wellington
is a friendly Shropshire market town, nestling under The Wrekin,
a very distinctive 400m hill which dominates the views of mid
Shropshire. Wellington
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Whitchurch. Whitchurch is a small town in the north of Shropshire
located on the A41. It is a crossroads for roads from Nantwich,
Chester and Shrewsbury. It is about 10 miles southwest of Nantwich,
8 miles west of Market Drayton and 7 miles north of Wem. It was
founded by the Romans who called it called Mediolanum ( the place
in the middle of the plain) and chose it for its strategic location.
This market town has many splendid buildings dating from medieval,
tudor and georgian times.
Book: Crewe and Nantwich, Whitchurch and Tattenhall. Author:
Ordnance Survey. |
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