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Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses straddle the border between England and Wales. Fenn's Moss is on the Welsh side of the border and is in Wrexham County Borough, while Whixall Moss is in north Shropshire, on the English side of the border, and is only separated from Fenn's Moss by the Border Drain, a ditch similar to many others on the mosses, [1] which was dug in 1826. [2]
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The buildings had been extended, and there was a balloon loop around a circular structure. An extra siding turned off the line to the Brick Works, and entered a transshipment shed, which also accommodated a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line bringing peat from Fenn's and Whixall Mosses. [3] The tramway was operated by the Peat Moss Litter Company. [4]
Whixall is, by land area, the third largest inland village in England and a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is documented in the Domesday Book as having been in existence in 1086. [2] The nearest towns are Whitchurch, to the north, and Wem, to the south. The parish lies on the border with the county borough of Wrexham, Wales.
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.
A list of the mosses of Britain and Ireland. List. Abietinella abietina – fir tamarisk-moss; Acaulon muticum – rounded pygmy-moss;
Between bridges 42 and 47, the canal skirts the eastern edge and then passes through and the southern edge of Whixall Moss, part of the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve. With a combined area of nearly 2,500 acres (10 km 2), they form the third largest area of raised peat bog in the United Kingdom.