Maesbury

Maesbury
The Montgomery Canal passing through Maesbury Marsh
Maesbury  Maesbury shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ308256
Civil parish	Oswestry Rural
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSWESTRY
Postcode district	SY10
Dialling code	01691
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire

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The Navigation Inn in Maesbury Marsh

St Winifred's Well, Woolston

Maesbury is a small scattered community in Shropshire, England, south of the town of Oswestry, falling within the Oswestry Rural parish.

Maesbury traditionally consists of five hamlets: Ball, Gwernybrenin, Newbridge, Maesbury and Maesbury Marsh, though the wider area now includes Ashfield, Aston and Woolston.

Maesbury Marsh is at the southern end of the area. There is a public house here, located by the main road bridge over the Montgomery Canal, called The Navigation Inn. Local restoration of the Montgomery Canal has been completed and it connects with the Shropshire Union Canal/Ellesmere Canal further to the north east. Further restoration is taking place to the south west through Crickheath. There is a newly constructed nature reserve at Bridge 81, a lift bridge over a minor road, by Bridge House. There is another public house in Ball called The Original Ball on the road into Oswestry.

In nearby Woolston is St Winifred's Well, which is believed to have been a resting place for monks travelling from Holywell to Shrewsbury Abbey with her body.

A biennial canal festival is held in Maesbury.

The local small primary school - Maesbury Primary School - located at Ashfield closed in 2013.

External links

• www.maesbury.org
• Maesbury Canal Festival
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