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Delve into Shelve in United Kingdom
Shelve in the region of England is a city in United Kingdom - some 142 mi or ( 229 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Shelve is now 03:40 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Meadowtown, Marton, and Manchester. While being here, make sure to check out Wolverhampton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Shelve ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bishops Castle Michaelmas Fair 2011 part 7
The Annual Bishop's Castle Michaelmas Fair is a wonderful 2 day event for the whole family. It is held on the 3rd Sat/Sun of September. It includes street theatre, live music, steam traction engines, ..
Bishops Castle Michaelmas Fair 2011 part 5
The Annual Bishop's Castle Michaelmas Fair is a wonderful 2 day event for the whole family. It is held on the 3rd Sat/Sun of September. It includes street theatre, live music, steam traction engines, ..
Richard De Silva - Butterfly (cover)
Richard De Silva singing Jaso Mraz's song Butterfly. Sunday 9th September 2012 @ The Minors Arms in Peiest Weston, Wales. ..
Climbing the Stiperstones in Shropshire
The Stiperstones is a very distinctive hill in the county of Shropshire, England. It is a quartzite ridge formed some 480 million years ago. During the last Ice Age the summit stood out above the glac ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hoarstones
The Hoarstones form a stone circle in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton in the English county of Shropshire. The circle comprises 38 stones, all less than a metre high. There are two small mounds in the north-west of the circle that may be the remnants of barrows. The ring is also known as Black Marsh, Hemford and Marsh Pool.
Located at 52.59 -3.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
White Grit
White Grit is a small, scattered village beneath Corndon Hill in Powys, Wales, directly on the border with (and partly in) Shropshire. The nearby village of Priest Weston, despite being in England, actually lies to the west of White Grit. To the east is the A488 road. The nearest town is Bishop's Castle. A former mining village, it took its unusual name from the White Grit (or West Grit) Mine, lead having been mined intermittently in the area since mediaeval times.
Located at 52.57 -3.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Stapeley Hill
Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback hill in South-West Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston. The Hill is home to Mitchell's Fold http://www. themodernantiquarian. com/site/139 and along the path leading from the Fold which crosses Stapeley Common, home to the Cow Stone http://www. themodernantiquarian. com/site/3375, or single standing Stone - Menhir and the Stapeley Hill Ring Cairn http://www. themodernantiquarian. com/site/4489 http://www. megalithic. co. uk/article. php?sid=10620.
Located at 52.58 -3.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Mitchell's Fold
Mitchell's Fold (sometimes called Medgel's Fold or Madges Pinfold) is a Bronze Age stone circle in South-West Shropshire, located near the small village of White Grit on dry heathland at the south-west end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft (330m) o.d. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (number 107448) in the guardianship of English Heritage.
Located at 52.58 -3.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Whetstones (stone circle)
The Whetstones are, or were, a stone circle beneath Corndon Hill on the border of Powys, Wales and Shropshire, England. They lie immediately to the west of the village of White Grit and close to Priestweston. The site is also a short distance from the better-known Hoarstones and Mitchell's Fold circles. The circle was largely destroyed in the 19th century, and only a few fragments now remain.
Located at 52.57 -3.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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