SHROPSHIRE WAY SOUTH SECTION About Stage 11: Haughmond Hill to Wem 11½ Miles
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SHROPSHIRE WAY SOUTH SECTION About Stage 11: Haughmond Hill to Wem 11½ miles Although traversing the relatively flat Shropshire plain, this route has a surprising number of places from which to enjoy good views over the surrounding countryside. Clive The way first circles Haughmond Abbey to the B Grinshill West before heading North along a lovely green Hill Corbet Wood lane towards Ebury Hill. A Astley and Hadnall Grinshill Parts of St Mary’s A49 church at Astley date from the 12th century and it has an interesting Norman doorway in the South Shortly after passing Grinshill Church, the way wall. In the village on to the hill is very steep and can be slippery. of Hadnall the path An easier ascent can be made by continuing passes alongside the Eastwards and making a zig-zag path from Norman doorway, St Mary’s remains of a moat church in Astley point A to B instead – see inset map. Another where a timbered short detour to the summit from point B will be building once stood. This was demolished in the rewarded by a great view. early eighteenth century but the site is preserved and is a scheduled ancient monument. Wem Grinshill Although an ancient market town, Wem boasts few half-timbered buildings since many were Famous for its two types of sandstone, the burnt down in the Grinshill Quarry is still active today. The red Civil War of the sandstone was used to build many local 17th Century. The churches, while the town’s main claim white sandstone is to fame is for sweet of unusual hardness pea growing. Henry and has achieved Eckford of Wem first national fame by introduced his variety being used not only in 1882. Wem’s other on Shrewsbury famous product was Station but also on beer and a famous prestigious buildings inhabitant was in London such as William Hazlitt, critic Downing Street and and essayist. Chequers. Corbet Wood Wem High Street shropshireway.org.uk Stage 11: Haughmond Hill to Wem English Frankton Horton B5065 WEM Loppington River Roden Hawkstone Park B5063 Golf Course B4397 Riv er Rode Aston n Tilley A49 Bridge Ruewood Tilley Meadow Nature Reserve Lee Brockhurst Sleap Aireld B5476 B5063 Burlton Preston Brockhurst Riv er Roden Clive Myddle Alderton Yorton Grinshill Acton Myddlewood Hill Corbet Wood Reynald Grinshill Moreton Obelisk A528 Sansaw Corbet Harmer Hill Sansaw RAF 0 KILOMETRES 1 2 Heath Shawbury A49 1 0 MILES /2 1 Hardwicke Stables Shawbury Merrington A528 A53 Shawbury WHITCHURCH Preston Hadnall Heath Gubbals Wood Hadnall ELLESMERE WEM Hawksmoor Astley Coppice Nesscliffe Llanymynech Haughmond Albrighton Hill Wellington SHREWSBURY TELFORD Upper Farm Shop Battleeld Battleeld Church A53 MUCH WENLOCK Heritage Area Services Bridges Wilderhope Shropshire Way Footpaths Bridleways Battleeld Ebury Harlescott Sunderton Colin’s Hill Hillfort BISHOP'S CASTLE Pool Rough A528 Open Access land Shop CRAVEN ARMS Wheathill A49 New Coppice Visitor InformationClun Centre Place of Worship B5062 Café LUDLOW Caravan/Camping Site Museum SHREWSBURY Haughmond Public House Abbey Toilets Car Parking Building of Historical Interest Railway Station Castle English Heritage Gardens National Trust HAUGHMOND Visitor Attractions Forestry Commission Ungton HILL Hill summit Youth Hostel rn ve Se ver Ri Artwork by MACreative.co.uk Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Shropshire Council 100019801. 2018.