Oldbury, Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°31′26″N 2°25′48″W / 52.524°N 2.430°W / 52.524; -2.430 Oldbury in Shropshire is a small village a mile south of Bridgnorth, believed to be much older than Bridgnorth. The village is linked to the town by the modern B4363, though the original route linking the two is now cut in half by the by-pass (A458). However, as there is a footbridge crossing the A458 it is still possible for pedestrians to follow the old route, which goes up Manor Farm Lane, splits to the right down the hill towards the by-pass, and continues on the Bridgnorth side down Oldbury Wells towards Hollybush Road.

Oldbury also contains an old church, Saint Nicholas's, of which one of the features is the beautiful stained-glass windows depicting Biblical scenes. From the church there is an old raised pathway across fields towards Bridgnorth, now rarely walked upon though still visible, known traditionally as the Coffin way, where coffins were brought from Bridgnorth by mourners as at one time they could be buried at St Nicholas's for free whereas there was a fee in Bridgnorth churchyards.

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