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  2. Bridgnorth - Wikipedia

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    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 [4] The earliest historical reference to the town is in 895, when it is recorded that the Danes created a camp at Cwatbridge; [5] subsequently in 912, Æthelfleda constructed a mound on the west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 ...

  3. Ropewalk Dingle - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Albrighton, east Shropshire - Wikipedia

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    Albrighton is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Bridgnorth. The village has a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line, [2] and is near to RAF Cosford and the M54 motorway. It is the most easterly settlement in Shropshire.

  5. Bridgnorth Castle - Wikipedia

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    A turret or mural tower, present in 1160, was extended in 1226 and the barbican, with a drawbridge, was built in 1212 and was first mentioned in 1221. [4] In 1242, the outer bailey, which does not survive today, was legally made part of the town [5] and in 1261, the sheriff of Bridgnorth was ordered to roof and repair the houses within the bailey of the castle.

  6. Listed buildings in Bridgnorth - Wikipedia

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    Bridgnorth is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.It contains 252 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, twelve are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.

  7. Bridgnorth Cliff Railway - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. Severn Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Severn Valley is a rural area of the West Midlands region of England, through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates, starting at its northernmost point in Bridgnorth, Shropshire and running south for 16 miles (26 km) to Ribbesford, a few miles south of Bewdley, Worcestershire in the Wyre Forest.

  9. List of museums in Shropshire - Wikipedia

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    Severn Valley Railway visitor center with steam locomotives and railway exhibits, located at the Highley railway station: Enginuity: Coalbrookdale: Telford and Wrekin: Science: Principles of design and technology in industry and manufacturing, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums House on Crutches Museum: Bishop's Castle: Shropshire: Local

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