Nesscliffe

Nesscliffe

Coordinates: 52°46′12″N 2°55′05″W / 52.770°N 2.918°W / 52.770; -2.918 Nesscliffe is a village in Shropshire, England.

The A5 road runs around the village on a new dual-carriageway by-pass and nearby is a small British Army base. It is also the site of a cave used by the highwayman, Humphrey Kynaston. This now forms part of the Nesscliffe Hill Country Park. The village comes under the Great Ness parish. The independent girl's boarding school Adcote is situated in the parish, in the nearby village of Little Ness.

One mile south-west are the earthwork remains of Wilcott Castle, a small motte castle.


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