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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.
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...
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Mar 23, 2024 · A guide to genealogy in Oswestry, with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; etc. Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a town of Shropshire, England.
Old Oswestry (Welsh: Hen Ddinas) is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period".
- 25 ha (62 acres)
- Oswestry, Shropshire
- 8th century BCE
- West Midlands
About Oswestry. 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.
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.
The Borough of Oswestry was a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England, from medieval times until its abolition in 2009. Until 1974 the borough just covered the town of Oswestry itself. The borough was enlarged in 1974 to also include the surrounding rural area.
