Looking towards the Wrekin from Lyth Hill (Scan from 2001)

Shropshire Walks, The Shropshire Way

Folder: Shropshire Walks
We began the Shropshire Way in February 2001, and at that time it was about 136 miles. Nearly 20 years later it has been modified up to around 200 miles.

We started at Wrockwardine and walked North to Lee Brockhurst. A serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease meant access to land was restricted and
we could not continue until July 2001. By November we had reached Manstone, but as the nights wer…  (read more)
Trig Point at Grinshill (Scan from 2001)

Trig Point at Grinshill (Scan from 2001)

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Grinshill Hill and a Trig Point (192m), the topograph was erected for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977. Although only a moderate height the view includes the Wrekin, Wenlock Edge, the Clees, the Strettons, the Long Mynd, Jodrell Bank, the Peckforton Hills, the Arans and the Berwyns.
Haughmond Hill Trig Point (153m) (Scan from 2001)

Haughmond Hill Trig Point (153m) (Scan from 2001)

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There is an Iron Age fort and a Trig Point that we had difficulty finding (153m).
View Southwest from Lyth Hill (Scan from 2001)

View Southwest from Lyth Hill (Scan from 2001)

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Looking towards the Wrekin from Lyth Hill (Scan from 2001)

Looking towards the Wrekin from Lyth Hill (Scan fr…

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Trig Point at Manstone Rock (536m) at the Stiperstones (Scan from 2001)

Trig Point at Manstone Rock (536m) at the Stiperst…

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Looking towards The Rock from near Nipstone Rock (Scan from 2001)

Looking towards The Rock from near Nipstone Rock (…

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Looking towards The Rock and Black Rhadley Hill (Scan from 2001)

Looking towards The Rock and Black Rhadley Hill (S…

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High Street, Bishop's Castle (Scan from 2001)

High Street, Bishop's Castle (Scan from 2001)

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The House on Crutches, Bishop's Castle (Scan from 2001)

The House on Crutches, Bishop's Castle (Scan from…

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“The House on Crutches Museum is situated in a remarkable timber framed building dating back to Elizabethan times. It houses an extensive social history collection covering many aspects of community life and agriculture in Bishop's Castle and South West Shrophire....” www.hocmuseum.org.uk
Looking towards Abdon Burf (540m) (Scan from 2002)

Looking towards Abdon Burf (540m) (Scan from 2002)

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Church of St. John the Baptist, Bishop's Castle (Scan from 2001)

Church of St. John the Baptist, Bishop's Castle (S…

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The Wrekin Trig Point (407m) (Scan from 2001)

The Wrekin Trig Point (407m) (Scan from 2001)

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The Wrekin Trig Point (407m) (Scan from 2001)

The Wrekin Trig Point (407m) (Scan from 2001)

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View southwest from the Wrekin in the December sun (Scan from 2001)

View southwest from the Wrekin in the December sun…

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Church of St Peter at Easthope (Scan from 2002)

Church of St Peter at Easthope (Scan from 2002)

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A great place for lunch, out of the persistent January rain.
Wilderhope Manor (Scan from 2002)

Wilderhope Manor (Scan from 2002)

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A Grade I Listed Building.
Bury Ditches (393m) with the Long Mynd in the distance (Scan from 2002)

Bury Ditches (393m) with the Long Mynd in the dist…

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“Dating from about 500BC, Bury Ditches is home to one of the best-preserved hill forts in the country! Located near the town of Clun in the Shropshire Hills Area of Natural Beauty, Bury Ditches isn't short of stunning views, ancient history and blood-pumping walks.” www.forestryengland.uk/bury-ditches
Bury Ditches (393m) with the Long Mynd in the distance (Scan from 2002)

Bury Ditches (393m) with the Long Mynd in the dist…

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“Dating from about 500BC, Bury Ditches is home to one of the best-preserved hill forts in the country! Located near the town of Clun in the Shropshire Hills Area of Natural Beauty, Bury Ditches isn't short of stunning views, ancient history and blood-pumping walks.” www.forestryengland.uk/bury-ditches
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