England, United Kingdom · Europe
Mainstone is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bishop's Castle, 48km from Cwmystwyth Mountain Road.
Mainstone is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mainstone 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 Mainstone to your route.
Mainstone is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England, near the border with Powys, Wales. The village lies approximately 1 mile northwest of the small village of Cefn Einion. The market town of Bishop's Castle lies some 3 miles to the east, while the small town of Clun is about 5 miles away toRead more
the south.
It lies in the Clun Forest, a large remote and very rural area which is semi-forested and rather hilly.
The Church of England parish church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, lies in the hamlet of Churchtown (alternatively written as "Church Town") a mile west of Mainstone, though the village itself contains a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1892 and still in use in the mid-2000s.
The River Unk originates in and then flows through the parish. Offa's Dyke also cuts north–south through the area, bisecting the hamlet of Churchtown. The long-distance footpaths "Shropshire Way" and "Offa's Dyke Path" pass through the area and join just outside Churchtown.
Mainstone lies at around the 260m above sea level mark. The surrounding hills all peak at roughly 400-420m.
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Mainstone is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.4833 latitude, -3.0833 longitude.
Mainstone has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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28 km · about 30 min drive
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Chain of Victorian dams and reservoirs built to supply Birmingham, their stone spillways thundering after rain, linked by a superb driving road through mid-Wales moorland. International Dark Sky Park with red kites overhead.
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World-famous 'Town of Books' on the Welsh border, packed with second-hand bookshops and host to a renowned annual literary festival.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Wild, lonely mountain road from Rhayader to Aberystwyth over the Cambrian Mountains, passing the Elan Valley dams and old lead mines of Cwmystwyth. Often called one of Britain's remotest drives.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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The world's oldest motorsport venue still using its original course, running since 1905. A 1,000-yard blast up a wooded Worcestershire hillside, steeped in Edwardian racing heritage.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Dramatic series of waterfalls plunging through a deep wooded gorge spanned by three bridges built on top of each other across eight centuries.
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