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River Severn at Montford

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River Severn at Montford is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire, covering 0.27 km². It is one of 105 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Other nature reserves nearby include Stiperstones Landscape and Earl's Hill. For arrivals by rail, Shrewsbury Station is about 6.4 km to the east.

More places to visit near River Severn at Montford

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

Severn Way

Long-distance path

Britain's longest riverside walk, shadowing the Severn from its peat-hag source on Plynlimon to the docks at Bristol.

0.3 km N · spans 5 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

7.9 km S

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

Melverley

Village

Remote hamlet by the Welsh border where the Vyrnwy meets the Severn, famous for its all-timber medieval church.

8.2 km W · Shropshire

Photo of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, a visitor attraction in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

Attraction near Shrewsbury

Ditherington Flax Mill, built 1796–1800, the world's first iron-framed building and so an ancestor of the skyscraper, later a maltings and now restored.

8.4 km E

Photo of Shrewsbury Abbey, an abbey in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shrewsbury Abbey

Abbey near Shrewsbury

Timber-framed medieval town in a Severn loop.

8.7 km E

Photo of Earl's Hill, a nature reserve near Pontesbury, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Earl's Hill

Nature reserve near Pontesbury

Craggy volcanic hill and nature reserve above Pontesbury, the county's first-ever nature reserve with steep valley views.

9.9 km S