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Llanyblodwel
Sign in to saveLlanyblodwel is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England; the spelling "Llanyblodwell" was commonly used in the past, and the village was sometimes simply referred to as "Blodwel". The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 767. It lies west of the nearest town, Oswestry, in the valley of the River Tanat. Simon Jenkins, in his guide to English churches says of Llanyblodwel that "the Welsh Marches are seldom so lovely as where the River Tanat crosses the border through the steep wooded valleys west of Oswestry."
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Place details
- Locality
- Oswestry
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Horseshoe Inn Llanyblodwell - geograph.org.uk - 1802407.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Horseshoe Inn and bridge across the Tanat, Llanyblodwel
- UK place.official_name
- Llanyblodwel
- UK place.population
- 767
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Llanyblodwel
- UK place.unitary_england
- Shropshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Shropshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Shropshire
- UK place.post_town
- OSWESTRY
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Shropshire
- Population
- +767
- Image
- Horseshoe Inn Llanyblodwell - geograph.org.uk - 1802407.jpg
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Llanyblodwel is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England; the spelling "Llanyblodwell" was commonly used in the past, and the village was sometimes simply referred to as "Blodwel". The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 767. It lies west of the nearest town, Oswestry, in the valley of the River Tanat. Simon Jenkins, in his guide to English churches says of Llanyblodwel that "the Welsh Marches are seldom so lovely as where the River Tanat crosses the border through the steep wooded valleys west of Oswestry."
The parish had a population of 817 at the time of the 2001 census. It was formerly in the Llanyblodwel and Pant ward of the borough of Oswestry. The village is located in a scenic rural area, with attractive views of the Welsh hills across the border. There were formerly several limestone quarries around Llanyblodwel, and limited quarrying still takes place.