- Nether Skyborry
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Coordinates: 52°21′32″N 3°04′05″W / 52.359°N 3.068°W
The Teme Valley near Nether Skyborry, which lies on the opposite (north-eastern) side of the valley.
Nether Skyborry is a hamlet consisting of six houses in Shropshire, England, one mile northwest of the town of Knighton. The Welsh border lies very close - the River Teme runs to the south of the hamlet. The Welsh border is just on the other side of the river (but no longer follows the exact course of the river).
The name "Skyborry" is an anglicisation of the Welsh for barn, ysgubor.[1] "Nether" is English and means near or under[2]. The hamlet is downstream of the other hamlet with the Skyborry place name (Skyborry Green - less than 1 mile (2 km) northwest) and it is sometimes referred to as "Lower Skyborry".
Nether Skyborry lies 190–210 metres (620–690 ft) above sea level, on the northern (English) slope of the Teme valley.
See also
References
- ^ Mark Nodine. "Welsh/English translation". http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/LexiconForms.html. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "Wiktionary". http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nether. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
External links
Media related to Nether Skyborry at Wikimedia CommonsCeremonial county of Shropshire Boroughs or districts Major settlements Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford (Dawley • Madeley • Oakengates • Wellington) • Wem • Whitchurch
See also: List of civil parishes in ShropshireRivers Topics Categories:- Villages in Shropshire
- Shropshire geography stubs
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