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Montgomery Canal, Aston Locks

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Montgomery Canal, Aston Locks is one of 105 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire. For arrivals by rail, Gobowen Station is about 6.8 km to the north-west. Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills and Brownheath Moss are among the SSSIs within 12.2 km.

Full name: Montgomery Canal, Aston Locks - Keeper's Bridge

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Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

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Long-distance path

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Photo of Oswestry, a village in Shropshire, central England.

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Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

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The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

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Photo along the Severn Way, a 210-mile long-distance path running from Plynlimon to Bristol, England and Wales.

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Long-distance path

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Photo of Melverley, a village in Shropshire, central England.

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Village

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Photo of Chirk Castle, a castle near Llangollen in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Wrexham, north Wales.Highlight

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