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The Brambles is located in White Gritt, a very small village 16 miles south west of the county town of Shrewsbury and 6 miles north of the historic town of Bishops Castle.
There is a small village shop and post office 3 miles away at Bent Lawnt and a larger supermarket in Churchstoke, approximately 6 miles away. Alternatively, the larger towns of Shrewsbury,
Newtown & Welshpool are only a short distance away and offer a bigger choice of amenities.
There are 2 local primary schools to choose from which are based in Hope (approximately 3 miles away) and Churchstoke (approximately 6 miles away). Hope School is the smallest of the two, currently accommodating just 50 children. School transport is available to both schools and collects right at the bottom of the lane leading up to The Brambles.
The nearest secondary school “Bishops Castle Community College” is based in the historic town of Bishops Castle and transport is provided to and from the school. “The Welshpool High School” is another alternative and is approximately 11 miles away.
More about Bishops Castle
More about Churchstoke
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The Stiperstones is a National Nature Reserve and in the
Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
formed 480 million years ago. It is a haven for wildlife,
with birds that are normally associated with upland areas
present, including Red Grouse, Eurasian Curlew, Peregrine
Falcon and the rare Ring Ouzel |
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| At 536 metres above sea level it is the second highest hill in the county. Stiperstones' five-mile long summit ridge is crowned by several rugged, jagged outcrops of rock silouetted against the sky. |
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The Brambles is situated at the foot of Corndon Hill,
whose summit rises to 513 m above sea level. It is
surrounded on three sides by the English county of
Shropshire. Corndon Hill is often used as a launch site
by paragliders.
From the top of the summit is a magnificent panorama
of fields and hills. You can see the ridge of the
Stiperstones with the Long Mynd behind it and the
stone circle at Mitchells Fold.
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| Corndon Hill is classed as a SSSI (Site of Special Scientifc Interest). |
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Just over a mile away located on dry heathland at the south-west end
of Stapeley Hill sits the bronze age stone circle called Mitchells Fold.
Its doleritic stones came from nearby Stapeley Hill. In the beginning
there may have been some thirty stone pillars but many of them are
now missing and others are fallen. Local Folklore suggests this is the
actual place where King Arthur withdrew Excalibur from one of the
stones in the cirle and then became king of the Britains. |
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Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback hill in South-West Shropshire which is home to Mitchells Fold.
Stapeley Hill is some 1,000 feet above sea level. |
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Bromlow Callow lies a few miles north of Bishops Castle and consists of a small clump of trees that
was once a useful navigation aid for the drovers as they herded their animals to market. The views
from the top of Bromlow Callow are outstanding, you can see for miles. |
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