Linley, Shropshire

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Linley
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St Leonard's Church, Linley
Linley is located in Shropshire
Linley
Linley
 Linley shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO349928
Civil parish More
Unitary authority Shropshire
Ceremonial county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BISHOPS CASTLE
Postcode district SY9
Dialling code 01588
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Ludlow
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Linley is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of More.

The hamlet is located approximately 2 miles (3.2km) east of the A488 road, and 2 miles north of the village of Lydham, and 3.5 miles north of Bishop's Castle. It is situated near the West Onny river and a local feature is Linley Hall.

Geology

It approximates to the southern extremity of the Pontesford-Linley geological fault, which trends approximately 11 miles (18 km) to Pontesford. On 2 April 1990, the Pontesford-Linley Fault registered an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, known as the Bishop's Castle earthquake.[1]:{{{3}}}[2]:{{{3}}}

References

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  2. Geo-Science World, The Pontesford Lineament, Welsh Borderland N. H. Woodcock

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