Welshampton

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed Anglican church in the village of Welshampton in Shropshire. It was built in the 1860s for Frances Mainwaring and Salusbury Kynaston Mainwaring, in memory of Charles Kynaston Mainwaring of Oteley. The architect was George Gilbert Scott. There was originally a medieval church, which was replaced in 1788 by a church for Mary Kynaston of Oteley; this was replaced by Scott's church.

Welshampton railway station was a station in Welshampton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863 and closed on 18 January 1965.The station's facilities and single platform were located on the north side, despite this being further from both Welshampton and the nearest road.

The Welshampton rail crash was a fatal railway accident in the Welsh borders village of Welshampton on 11 June 1897. It resulted in the deaths of 12 people. An excursion to Barmouth had been organised by the United Sunday Schools of Royton. A group of 320 passengers were on board a train of mixed Cambrian Railways (CR) and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) stock of 15 carriages, pulled by two locomotives. Earlier in the day a CR guard had complained of the rough-riding of a small 4-wheeled L&YR brake van, which on the return journey was at the front of the train. The train left Barmouth at 18:00. At about 22:20 one of the engines and 13 of the coaches left the rails of the CR's Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway, 154 yards (141 m) east of Welshampton station. Nine passengers were killed in what was the first fatal accident on the line since it was built, two other passengers and a railway employee died later from injuries. Although the initial investigation centred on the first carriage to leave the rails, an L&YR third-class brake coach, the enquiry concluded though that the speed of the train was too high considering the state of the track which had many sleepers in need of replacement, also too light a rail for high speed running. The CR disputed the findings and maintained that the L&Y vehicle was to blame. A memorial on the front of the Town Hall in Royton, Greater Manchester names, those killed in the accident. A second memorial, installed by local people, at the side of the A495 Ellesmere to Whitchurch road, near to the site of the accident, shows the Cambrian Railways coat of arms. The railway line between Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch is now disused and, although some of the line is visible, the site of the accident itself has been ploughed out. Welshampton Station building still exists and has been converted into a house. This second memorial stone is located just in front of its fence by the roadside.

Welshampton and Lyneal is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 852.The current parish is the result of a controversial merger of an older parish, Welshampton, with part of Ellesmere Rural parish.

Colemere Countryside Site is a countryside heritage site. Due to its important conservation status it has two key designations being a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an internationally important Ramsar wetland site. 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Ellesmere, Shropshire.

Balmer Heath is a village in Shropshire, England.

Breaden Heath is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies right on the border with Wales.

The A528 is a road that runs from Marchwiel, near Wrexham, in North Wales (53.0225°N 2.9597°W / 53.0225; -2.9597 (A528 road (northern end))), to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in England (52.7128°N 2.7512°W / 52.7128; -2.7512 (A528 road (southern end))). On the way it passes through Ellesmere and Coton Hill. The road follows an old route that was Turnpiked in the 18th century.

Bettisfield (Welsh: Llys Bedydd; standardised: Bettisfield) is a village of about 150 dwellings in Wrexham County Borough, Wales and stands on the Wales-England border, and in the community of Maelor South. It lies south of the Llangollen Canal on the border with Shropshire, England within the historic English Maelor region which was formerly part of the historic county of Flintshire. The village lies close to Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses, an area of peat bog which was declared a national nature reserve in 1996 because of its importance for wildlife. The English market towns of Whitchurch, Ellesmere and Wem each lie about 6 miles distant to the northeast, west and southeast respectively. It is described in the Domesday book (1086) within the Cheshire Hundred of Dudeston, recording 28 households and a value to Lord Edwin in 1066 of £18 9s, reducing to £3 in 1086.The village no longer has a shop, post office, pub, smithy or baker.Politician and poet John Hanmer, 1st Baron Hanmer (1809-1881) is buried in Bettisfield churchyard.

Bettisfield railway station was a station in Bettisfield, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 4 May 1863 and closed on 18 January 1965.

Hanmer Mere (Welsh: Llyn Hanmer) is a natural lake and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village of Hanmer is at the northern end of the lake. The lake is 18 hectares (44 acres) in extent.

Ellesmere Castle was in the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. (grid reference SJ403347).This was a motte and bailey castle which was probably founded by Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury on a prominent hill to the east of the town, overlooking the Mere, soon after the Norman conquest. It was given to the Peverel family by Henry I but taken back by Henry II who granted it to Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd, in about 1177. It alternated between the English and Welsh crowns until the 1240s when it passed to the le Strange family whose origins were in Knockin, Shropshire. The castle was destroyed in the English civil war.Today the sides of the motte are clad with trees and its summit is occupied by a bowling green. The nearest major city is Wrexham, located 17.1 km north of Ellesmere Castle. The surrounding area of Ellesmere Castle is predominantly rural. The climate is coastal. The average temperature is 7 °C. The warmest month is July, with an average temperature of 14 °C, while the coldest month is December, with an average temperature of -2 °C.