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Ironbridge Gorge
Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.
17 km · about 20 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Edgmond is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Woodcote, 51km from Thor's Cave.
Edgmond is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,080, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Edgmond sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Edgmond to your route.
Edgmond is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 2,062. It lies 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) north-west of the town of Newport.
The village has two pubs (the Lion and the Lamb), a Methodist chapelRead more
which has since been converted into apartments, a village hall, and a village shop with a co-located post office.
There is a recreation field called simply "The Playing Fields", where there are Sunday cricket games, pub football matches, and a playground for young children. The village also has many areas for walking and biking including an area called the Rock Hole, an old sandstone quarry from which the rock used to build the local church was taken .
Also popular is the canal walk, which leads down to the local town of Newport along the old canals. The canals are now often used for fishing competitions. There has been much speculation about the possibility of reopening the old Shrewsbury and Newport Canal route.
There is a Church of England parish church in Edgmond, dedicated to St.Peter. It is in the Archdeaconry of Salop and Diocese of Lichfield.
The parish war memorial, on a roadside, erected to commemorate war dead of World War I, consists of a sandstone pillar surmounted by a crucifix with figures of a soldier and a nurse looking up at the figure of Christ.
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Edgmond is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.7740 latitude, -2.4097 longitude.
Edgmond has a population of approximately 1,080 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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35 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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A 1,475-yard hillclimb running through the deer park of a Shropshire country estate, twisting between mature trees with the hill's Museum Corner and Fallow bends. One of Britain's most scenic speed venues.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Major British theme park set in the grounds of a historic estate in Staffordshire with record-breaking coasters.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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A picturesque Cheshire circuit winding through parkland with dramatic elevation changes, a favourite of British club and national racing.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Vast natural cavern with a 10m symmetrical arched mouth gaping from a limestone crag 80m above the Manifold Valley. The scramble up is short and the view through the arch is one of the Peak District's best.
51 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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