Alberbury

Alberbury

Alberbury, with Nesscliffe hill in the distance
Alberbury
 Alberbury shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ358143
Civil parishAlberbury with Cardeston
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY5
Dialling code 01743
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentShrewsbury and Atcham
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Coordinates: 52°43′23″N 2°57′01″W / 52.7230°N 2.9502°W / 52.7230; -2.9502

Alberbury is a village in Shropshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) west of Shrewsbury on the B4393 road which travels from Ford to Lake Vyrnwy. It is on to the England-Wales border, marked by Prince's Oak.

The River Severn runs just north of the village, and most of the village is in 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, with the Loton Park Hill Climb run by the Hagley and District Light Car Club. The village also has a cricket club.

As part of the development of Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe in World War II, an ammunition depot was built beneath Loton Park.[3] This was used for storage of Incendiary ammunition and chemical weapons shells and was operated in co-operation with and guarded by the United States Army Air Forces.[4][5]

The village hall hosts meetings of the Women's Institute and the Young Farmers' Club. In 2008, the village made regional news due to a spectacular Christmas lights display put on at a local farm.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Information on the village from Shrewsbury Borough Council
  2. ↑ Detailed information on the castle
  3. ↑ "Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe". airfieldinformationexchange.org. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  4. ↑ Brooks E. Kleber & Dale Birdsell. "The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat". scribd.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ BBC report on the Christmas lights

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