Maesbrook

Coordinates: 52°47′12″N 3°01′48″W / 52.7867°N 3.0299°W / 52.7867; -3.0299

Maesbrook
Pub in Maesbrook, Shropshire
Maesbrook  Maesbrook shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ305215
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Shropshire

Maesbrook (English pronunciation: /ˈmeɪsbrʊk/^[1]) is a village in Shropshire, England. Maesbury and Maesbury Marsh are about a mile north of Maesbrook. Pant is also nearby, just north of Llanymynech.

It lies between the villages of Llanymynech and Knockin, south of the town of Oswestry. The A5 road is nearby, as is the border with Wales.

History

Railway

Maesbrook railway station was on the defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway. A branch line running from Shrewsbury, England to Llanymynech, Wales. It opened in 1911 becoming one of the Colonel Stephens Railways.

In 1933 passenger services were suspended. The railway was taken over by the War Department at the outbreak of World War II when a top-secret armaments storage centre was built at Kinnerley. The line remained in military ownership until it was closed in 1960. Notes on wartime role

References

1. ^ Wells, John (15 January 2010). "Ruyton how many?". John Wells's phonetic blog. http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2010/01/ruyton-how-many.html?showComment=1263654392748#c3765407677772836749. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 

External links

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