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The Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway Company Ltd was registered in 1891, and construction started on 2 November 1891. [1] The company, which still operates the railway today, was founded by Sir George Croydon Marks (later Lord Marks of Woolwich), [2] who became its first managing director from 1891 until 1901. His brother, Edward Marks, became ...
Stanmore Country Park (officially Stanmore Camp Countryside Site) is a 100-acre (40 ha) country park in Stanmore, Shropshire, 1.2 miles (2 km) east of Bridgnorth.Created in 1994 on the former site of RAF Bridgnorth, [1] the park is run by the Shropshire County Council and contains an RAF memorial to those killed who were stationed at the military camp.
The Ropewalk Dingle Countryside Site is located by the river in the centre of Bridgnorth, in Shropshire.The Grid Reference is SO718934. The site was historically involved in the extension of the Severn Valley Railway that travelled through this area to Ironbridge.
The ruins of Bridgnorth Castle. Bridgnorth is named after a bridge over the River Severn, which was built further north than an earlier bridge at Quatford. [4] The earliest historical reference to the town is in 895, when it is recorded that the Danes created a camp at Cwatbridge; [5] subsequently in 912, Æthelfleda constructed a mound on the west bank of the River Severn, or possibly on the ...
The earliest reference to the mill and its surrounding land appears around the late 15th century, when it was known as "Donynges" or "Dunnings" Mill. The property was originally part of the Pitchford estate of the Ottley family, who owned much of the land in Bridgnorth and surrounding parishes. The mill remained in the hands of the Pitchford ...
All three baronets served as MPs for Bridgnorth. [3] The third baronet married a wealthy heiress and in the late 17th century started to remodel the early 17th century house. The work was continued after Sir Edward's death in 1716 by his son, Sir Whitmore, who also made alterations to the park and gardens. The fifth baronet made little ...
Badger is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, about six miles north-east of Bridgnorth.The parish had a population of 134 according to the 2001 census, falling to 126 at the 2011 census.
It is near the A442 road and is two kilometres south of the town of Bridgnorth, along the B4555 road. The population taken at the 2011 Census is shown under Bridgnorth . The Severn Valley Railway runs immediately to the east of the village and there was once a stop on the line, situated about half a mile to the south, between Upper and Lower ...