WAY SOUTH SECTION About Stage 11: Haughmond Hill to 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.

The way first circles to the B West before heading North along a lovely green lane towards Ebury Hill. A Astley and 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 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.

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