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[[File:St Mary The Virgin Church Shrawardine - geograph.org.uk - 1507850.jpg|thumb|St Mary, Shrawardine.]] |
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'''Shrawardine''', locally pronounced '' |
'''Shrawardine''', locally pronounced ''Shray-den'', otherwise pronounced ''Shray-war-dine'', is a small village in the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Montford, Shropshire|Montford]]. It is {{convert|5.9|mi|km}} outside of [[Shrewsbury]], the [[county town]] of [[Shropshire]], [[England]].<ref name=raven178>Raven, M. ''A Guide to Shropshire'', 2005, p.178</ref> There is a hamlet called Little Shrawardine {{convert|0.25|mi|km}} away. |
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Its landmarks include Shrawardine Castle and St Mary's Church. The castle, known as Castell Isabella by the [[Anglo-Norman]]s, was built in the reign of [[Henry I of England]], and dismantled in 1645.<ref name="raven178"/> It had been held since 1644 by the Royalist commander [[William Vaughan (royalist)|Sir William Vaughan]], whose aggressive tactics earned him the nickname "the Devil of Shrawardine".<ref name=mangianello491>Mangianello, S. ''The concise encyclopedia of the revolutions and wars of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1639-1660'', Scarecrow, 2004, p.491</ref> |
Its landmarks include Shrawardine Castle and St Mary's Church. The castle, known as Castell Isabella by the [[Anglo-Norman]]s, was built in the reign of [[Henry I of England]], and dismantled in 1645.<ref name="raven178"/> It had been held since 1644 by the Royalist commander [[William Vaughan (royalist)|Sir William Vaughan]], whose aggressive tactics earned him the nickname "the Devil of Shrawardine".<ref name=mangianello491>Mangianello, S. ''The concise encyclopedia of the revolutions and wars of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1639-1660'', Scarecrow, 2004, p.491</ref> |
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The [[River Severn]] passes to the west of the village. |
The [[River Severn]] passes to the west of the village. |
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Revision as of 13:12, 20 August 2012
Shrawardine, locally pronounced Shray-den, otherwise pronounced Shray-war-dine, is a small village in the civil parish of Montford. It is 5.9 miles (9.5 km) outside of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.[1] There is a hamlet called Little Shrawardine 0.25 miles (0.40 km) away.
Its landmarks include Shrawardine Castle and St Mary's Church. The castle, known as Castell Isabella by the Anglo-Normans, was built in the reign of Henry I of England, and dismantled in 1645.[1] It had been held since 1644 by the Royalist commander Sir William Vaughan, whose aggressive tactics earned him the nickname "the Devil of Shrawardine".[2]
The River Severn passes to the west of the village.
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