Llanymynech Quarry near Oswestry


Oswestry, named after King Oswald of Northumbria, who died in AD641. He was nailed to a tree - hence the name "Oswald's Tree". According to legend a passing eagle took a limb but dropped it and where it landed a spring burst forth - St Oswald's Well. Amazing Stuff! Shropshire is quintessential England, obviously. But as you head towards our northwest corner, you get an inescapable feeling of, well...Welshness washing over you. For here, around Oswestry, the mountains of Wales embrace our green and pleasant county at no extra charge. and as you delve deeper you'll find a blending of cultures that's created a unique and genuine Anglo-Welsh alliance. The many remnants of more turbulent times show that Oswestry was once a strategically vital frontier town. An ancient hill-fort - said to be the birthplace of Queen Guinevere - stands proud overlooking the town, and Offa's Dyke marks out the border between these two great nations.