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Newport Canal

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Newport Canal is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire, covering 0.06 km². It is one of 105 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Doley Common and Allimore Green Common are among the SSSIs within 11.4 km. The nearest railway station is Oakengates, about 9.4 km to the south-west.

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Photo of the Shropshire Union Canal, a 67-mile canal running from Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port, England.

Shropshire Union Canal

Canal

Telford's dead-straight last great canal, running embankment-and-cutting from the Black Country to the Mersey at Ellesmere Port.

5.8 km NE · Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire

Photo of Granville Country Park, a country park near Telford, Shropshire, central England.

Granville Country Park

Country park near Telford

A country park in Shropshire.

6.7 km S

Photo of Weston Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Shifnal, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Weston Park

House & garden near Shifnal

A 17th-century house in Capability Brown parkland, hung with Van Dyck and Stubbs.

11 km SE

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

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

11.8 km SW · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

11.9 km S · spans 14 counties

Photo of the Shropshire Hills, a National Landscape in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shropshire Hills

National Landscape near Little Stretton

Heather ridges and rocky tops rising over the Welsh border, from the Long Mynd's plateau to the Wrekin's landmark cone

13.1 km SW