Great Ness
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Great Ness and Little Ness are civil parishes in Shropshire
, England
. The two parishes share a parish council
.
The parishes cover the area surrounding the village of Nesscliffe
, as well as the smaller villages of Great Ness and Little Ness. The Nesscliffe Hill country park is located at the heart of the area.
Beside the church at Little Ness are the surviving earthworks of Little Ness Castle, a medieval motte-and-bailey
castle. In 2011, the village of Great Ness was designated a conservation area
.
The independent girls' boarding school Adcote
is situated in Little Ness.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The two parishes share a parish council
Parish council
A parish council is a type of local authority found in England which is the lowest, or first, tier of local government. They are elected bodies and have variable tax raising powers. Parish councils are responsible for areas known as civil parishes. They cover only part of England; corresponding to...
.
The parishes cover the area surrounding the village of Nesscliffe
Nesscliffe
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...
, as well as the smaller villages of Great Ness and Little Ness. The Nesscliffe Hill country park is located at the heart of the area.
Beside the church at Little Ness are the surviving earthworks of Little Ness Castle, a medieval motte-and-bailey
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
castle. In 2011, the village of Great Ness was designated a conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
.
The independent girls' boarding school Adcote
Adcote
Adcote School is an independent non-selective day and boarding school for girls, located in the village of Little Ness, five miles northwest of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The school was founded in 1907, and is set in a Grade I listed country house built in 1879 for Rebecca Darby, the widow...
is situated in Little Ness.