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Discover Oswestry in United Kingdom
Oswestry in the region of England with its 17,031 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 155 mi or ( 250 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Oswestry is now 09:55 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Swansea, Sheffield, Rhosllanerchrugog, and Manchester. When in this area, you might want to check out Wolverhampton . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oswestry ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Worldwide Accent Project
This project is a collection of accents from around the world. If you'd like to take part, please do so! Just don't forget to add your video as a video response, and if you can, get your friends/paren ..
disneyland paris night parade
this is me and my friends in disneyland paris in 2007 hope you like it ..
Llangollen Canal - Chirk Tunnel
Exiting the Chirk Tunnel on the Llangollen Canal. ..
Llangollen Canal - Low Bridge
Passing under a low bridge in a narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Borough of Oswestry
Oswestry was a small local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. It was the smallest of the five districts of Shropshire in terms of both population and land area. Its council was based in Oswestry, the only town and largest settlement in the borough. Villages in the borough included Morda, St Martin's, Whittington, Gobowen, Pant, Trefonen and Ruyton XI Towns. The three most deprived wards in Shropshire (not including Telford and Wrekin) were found in Oswestry Borough.
Located at 52.86 -3.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Battle of Maserfield
The Battle of Maserfield, was fought on 5 August 641 or 642, between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Northumbria and Penda of Mercia, ending in Oswald's defeat, death, and dismemberment. The battle was also known as Cogwy to the Welsh, with their countrymen from Pengwern participating in the battle (according to the Canu Heledd), probably as allies of the Mercians.
Located at 52.86 -3.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Shelf Bank
This large hill in the centre of Oswestry is a 3 hectare area consisting of acid grassland and naturally regenerated areas of woodland and scrub.
Located at 52.86 -3.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Old Oswestry
Old Oswestry is a large and impressive early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire. It was designated as a scheduled monument (number 27556) in 1997 and is now in the guardianship of English Heritage. After the hillfort was abandoned it was incorporated into Wat's Dyke, and two sections of this are adjacent to it.
Located at 52.87 -3.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Walford and North Shropshire College
Walford & North Shropshire College is a further education college in Shropshire, England. Walford and Oswestry are where the two main campuses are based, although there are other smaller centres used throughout the county.
Located at 52.85 -3.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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