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Oswestry (/ ˈ ɒ z w ə s t r i / OZ-wəss-tree; Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished in 2009.
- F.C. Oswestry Town
Football Club Oswestry Town was a football club based in...
- Oswestry Disability Index
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is an index derived from...
- Old Oswestry
Old Oswestry (Welsh: Hen Ddinas) is a large early Iron Age...
- F.C. Oswestry Town
Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt), is one of the United Kingdom's oldest border towns. It is the largest market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the third largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury.
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Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area. Oswestry is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
Oswestry's story began 3000 years ago as the settlement of Old Oswestry one of the most spectacular and best preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain, with evidence of construction and occupation between 800 BC and AD 43. The site is also named Caer Ogyrfan in Welsh or The City of Gogyrfan, the father of Guinevere in legend.
Oswestry History. Oswestry is thought to derive its name from Oswald, king of Northumbria, who was killed by Penda, king of Mercia, in 642 at the Battle of Maserfield. The battlefield is...
