Coordinates: 52°43′N 2°56′W / 52.72°N 02.94°W
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 Alberbury, with Nesscliffe hill in the distance |
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 Alberbury
Alberbury shown within Shropshire |
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| OS grid reference | SJ3614 |
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| Shire county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Alberbury is a village in Shropshire, England, located 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Shrewsbury.
The River Severn runs just north of the village, and most of the village is within a designated conservation area.[1]
Alberbury Castle is at the centre of the village as is Loton Hall and the attached deer park.[2] Alberbury is home to Loton Park Hillclimb, run by Hagley and District Light Car Club.
As part of the development of Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe by the War Office/Ministry of Defence during World War II, a fifth ammunition depot was developed beneath Loton Park.[3] This was used for storage of both Incendiary ammunition and chemical weapons shells from 1943. It was one of two CW depots operated in co-operation with and guarded by the United States Army Air Forces, the second being in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.[4][5]
Today there is newly built village hall, which hosts meetings of the Women's Institute and the Young Farmers' Club. During Christmas 2008, the village made regional news due to a spectacular Christmas lights display put on at a local farm.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ Information on the village from Shrewsbury Borough Council
- ^ Detailed information on the castle
- ^ "Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe". airfieldinformationexchange.org. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^ Brooks E. Kleber & Dale Birdsell. "The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat". scribd.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^ Brooks E. Kleber & Dale Birdsell (4 April 2003). The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat. University Press of the Pacific. ISBN 1-4102-0485-5.
- ^ BBC report on the Christmas lights
External links [edit]
Media related to Alberbury at Wikimedia Commons- Alberbury in the Domesday Book
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