Places to see in ( Shropshire - UK )
Places to see in ( Shropshire - UK )
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Powys and Wrexham in Wales to the west and north-west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county.
The county's population and economy is centred on five towns: the county town of Shrewsbury, which is culturally and historically important and close to the centre of the county; Telford, a new town in the east which was constructed around a number of older towns, most notably Wellington, Dawley and Madeley, which is today the most populous; and Oswestry in the north-west, Bridgnorth just to the south of Telford, and Ludlow in the south. The county has many market towns, including Whitchurch in the north, Newport north-east of Telford and Market Drayton in the north-east of the county.
The Ironbridge Gorge area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and a part of Madeley. There are other historic industrial sites in the county, such as at Shrewsbury, Broseley, Snailbeach and Highley, as well as the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers about a quarter of the county, mainly in the south. Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties, with a population density of 136/km2 (350/sq mi). The Wrekin is one of the most famous natural landmarks in the county, though the highest hills are the Clee Hills, Stiperstones and the Long Mynd. Wenlock Edge is another significant geographical and geological landmark. In the low-lying northwest of the county overlapping the border with Wales is the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, one of the most important and best preserved bogs in Britain. The River Severn, Great Britain's longest river, runs through the county, exiting into Worcestershire via the Severn Valley. Shropshire is landlocked and with an area of 3,487 square kilometres (1,346 sq mi) is England's largest inland county. The county flower is the round-leaved sundew.
Shropshire is connected to the rest of the United Kingdom via a number of road and rail links. Historically, rivers and later canals in the county were used for transport also, although their use in transport is now significantly reduced. The county's main transport hub is Shrewsbury, through which many significant roads and railways pass and join.
Alot to see in ( Shropshire - UK ) such as :
Adcote nr.Shrewsbury
Aqualate Hall, Newport
Attingham Park, Atcham
Benthall Hall, Broseley
Blists Hill, Madeley
Boscobel House, nr. Wolverhampton
Broseley Pipe Museum, Broseley
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway, Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth
Brown Clee Hill, South Shropshire
Burford House
Caer Caradoc, nr. Church Stretton
Cambrian Heritage Railway, Oswestry and Llynclys
Chetwynd Park, Newport
Cardingmill Valley, Church Stretton
Clun Castle, Clun
Flounder's Folly, nr. Craven Arms
Fordhall castle and farm
Haughmond Hill, nr. Shrewsbury
Haughmond Abbey
Hawkstone Park, North Shropshire
Hopton Castle, nr. Craven Arms
Ironbridge Gorge
Kynaston's Cave, nr. Nesscliffe
Langley Chapel, nr. Shrewsbury
The Long Mynd, Church Stretton
Ludlow Castle, Ludlow
Mitchell's Fold, nr. Chirbury
Moreton Corbet Castle, Moreton Corbet
Newport Guildhall, Newport
Offa's Dyke Path, Welsh Marches
Puleston Cross, Newport
Severn Valley Railway, Bridgnorth
Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury
Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), South Shropshire
Shropshire Union Canal
Snailbeach nr. Shrewsbury
South Telford Heritage Trail, Telford
St Laurence Church, Ludlow
The Stiperstones, nr Pontesbury
Stokesay Castle, nr Craven Arms
Sunnycroft, Wellington
Telford Steam Railway, Telford
Titterstone Clee Hill, nr. Ludlow
Wenlock Edge, Much Wenlock
Wenlock Priory
White Ladies Priory
Whittington Castle, nr. Oswestry
The Wrekin (and Ercall) nr. Wellington
Wroxeter, nr. Atcham
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Trip Around Kidderminster through Car Rear Window - April 1982
Ok... No idea why I filmed this... just glad I did..! Starts off in Spencer Street... heads around and down Castle Road... up Comberton Hill and down to Comberton Estate.... Starts to rain... so I head back home via friends House in George Street.
Actual roads visited are... Spencer street, Poplar Road, Hemming Street, Sutton Road, Hume Street, Franchise St, Woodfield Crescent, Castle Road, Oxford St, Ring Road, Comberton Hill, Comberton Road, Somerleyton Avenue, Coronation Way.... then back via George Street.
Filmed on my Sony Betamax system.... in Vauxhall Astra 1200S
The Alan Harrison Collection Part 19 Dawlish Cab Ride
During July 1986, my good friend Alan travelled around the UK, armed with a hefty VHS camera, recording the railway scene. I'm delighted to be able to bring you the results. Part 19 is, in my view, one of the absolute highlights of Alan’s trip – A CAB RIDE ALONG THE DAWLISH COAST!!! Somehow, Alan managed to secure himself a seat in the cab of a Class 142 ‘Skipper’ unit for the journey from Newton Abbot to Exeter St David’s, along one of the greatest sections of railway in the world! Leaving Newton Abbot, we see a fine array of GWR lower quadrant semaphore signals. We soon find ourselves running alongside the Teign Estuary before emerging onto the famous Dawlish sea wall. At one point, temporary jointed track leads to an unusual wheel sound from the twin axled, four wheeled DMU. We call at Dawlish and Dawlish Warren, where the old camping coaches are still in place, and then turn to head along the estuary of the River Exe towards Starcross where we get a good look at the ‘Starcross Engine House’. Dating from 1847, the Engine House is a surviving legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s brilliant, but ultimately unsuccessful, atmospheric railway. Our 142 eventually arrives at Exeter where we’re platformed in front of 50010 Monarch, waiting with a train for London Waterloo.
60163 Tornado in stunning form with The Severn Valley Venturer - 08/09/2016
One of the few trips that Tornado has run by UK Railtours happened today. Tornado was to head The Severn Valley Venturer from London Victoria to The Severn Valley Railway, running via Reading, Banbury and Birmingham before venturing onto Severn Valley metals for the final leg to the destination of Bridgnorth. The weather looked very promising with sun and cloud, but a little breezy in some places was the order of the day.
The first shot is at a foot crossing at Wormleighton at Fenny Compton near the county borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. With the nice sweeping bend it looked a great place to see her storm past after her water stop at Banbury. She came whistling through bang on time and going like the clappers as she thundered along towards her unexpected pathing stop on Hatton Bank.
After that fast run, I decided to head to a footbridge between Stourbridge and Hagley to see her climbing up to the summit on the approach to Hagley. The engine came through on time and as expected made quite an exhaust towards a 50mph speed restriction warning.
My final shot was another first on my agenda, Tornado up Eardington Bank. I arrived with around 10-15 minutes to spare. When I got there the weather changed to dark clouds and occasional spits of rain and it was also a bit windy as I was filming in the field on the final ascent of Eardington. Happily, the weather died down when the engine came through and going pretty well with her load as she whistles past towards the final stretch to Bridgnorth.
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