Kinnerley
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Kinnerley is a small village in Shropshire
, England
.
The village was a stop on the now defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway, that ran from 1866 to 1960. The village today has a school, a church, a shop and a pub (the Cross Keys). It is small village separating neighbouring villages Dovaston and Pentre and the nearest town is Oswestry
. To the north is the village of Knockin
.
It is home to the acting society known as "The Kinnerley Players" and also has its own football team.
castle known as Belan Bank.
The huge site, which had extensive sidings and covered buildings, was created by the Royal Engineers
:
The area was heavily guarded and was not declassified till the mid 1950s.
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...
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The village was a stop on the now defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway, that ran from 1866 to 1960. The village today has a school, a church, a shop and a pub (the Cross Keys). It is small village separating neighbouring villages Dovaston and Pentre and the nearest town is Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
. To the north is the village of Knockin
Knockin
-History:Knockin is a village and civil parish located on the B4396 in Shropshire, England. It comprises mainly historic detached buildings in a rural setting. Much of Knockin was owned by the Earl of Bradford until it was sold off in lots to meet other financial demands. The Earl still owns the...
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It is home to the acting society known as "The Kinnerley Players" and also has its own football team.
History
A mile to the south is the motte and baileyMotte-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 known as Belan Bank.
Wartime role
In WWII the area around the village became a top-secret bomb storage depot. Kinnerley was chosen because of its central location within UK and because it had a railway link. The line was operated by the military (until it was closed in 1960).The huge site, which had extensive sidings and covered buildings, was created by the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
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More than 200 huge storage sheds, camouflaged and decked out with turfed roofs, were built around the village of Kinnerley. Each was served by a railway siding which entered each building, allowing the highly dangerous cargo to be unloaded inside. BBC
The area was heavily guarded and was not declassified till the mid 1950s.