Ellesmere (Shropshire)
Ellesmere | ||
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Center of Ellesmere | ||
Coordinates | 52 ° 54 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ W | |
OS National Grid | SJ398349 | |
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Residents | 3835 (2011) | |
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Post town | ELLESMERE | |
ZIP code section | SY12 0 | |
prefix | 01691 | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | West Midlands | |
Ceremonial county | Shropshire | |
Unitary authority | Shropshire | |
British Parliament | North Shropshire | |
Ellesmere is a small town near Oswestry in Shropshire in the West Midlands in England . It is close to a couple of lakes known as The Meres .
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Ellesmere lies on a branch of the Llangollen Canal .
sons and daughters of the town
- Francis Kynaston (1587–1642), poet and courtier at the court of Karl I.
- Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928), children's rights activist
- David C. Phillips (1924-1999), chemist
Web links
Commons : Ellesmere (Shropshire) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office for National Statistics 2011 ( Memento of the original dated November 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 1, 2016.