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Oswestry is a market town in Shropshire, close to the border with Denbighshire. Old Oswestry, on the northern edge of town, is one of the most spectacular and best preserved Iron Age hillforts in Britain. Oswestry Castle is a mediæval castle first recorded in 1086. Until the Laws in Wales Act 1535, Oswestry hundred formed part of various lordships in the Welsh Marches. The town is within the council area of Shropshire.
Primary Name(s): Oswestry
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Shropshire
Lat, Long: 52.860591,-3.055564
Grid Reference: SJ 2902 2975
Civil Parish: Oswestry CP
Council Area: Shropshire CA
Police Area: West Mercia PA
GBPN ID: GBPN34164
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Oswestry,_Shropshire_34164
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1009221
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Oswestry
Primary Name(s): Oswestry
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Shropshire
Lat, Long: 52.860591,-3.055564
Grid Reference: SJ 2902 2975
Civil Parish: Oswestry CP
Council Area: Shropshire CA
Police Area: West Mercia PA
GBPN ID: GBPN34164
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Oswestry,_Shropshire_34164 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1009221 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Oswestry