Twitchen, Shropshire
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Twitchen is a small village in Shropshire
, England
, on the B4385 south of Purslow
and near to Hopton Castle
.
Neighbouring Twitchen is the hamlet
of Three Ashes.
A mile southeast of Twitchen is the small railway station
at Hopton Heath
on the Heart of Wales Line
.
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...
, on the B4385 south of Purslow
Purslow
Purslow is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, on the B4368 between the towns of Clun and Craven Arms.Purslow was originally a hundred and there is a pub in the village called the "Hundred House". There is also a manor house which has existed in some form since the twelfth century. It is believed the...
and near to Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.The village grew up near to the keep of Hopton Castle, which was opened as a visitor attraction in 2011. Nearby is the hamlet of Hopton Heath, with its small station on the Heart of Wales Line...
.
Neighbouring Twitchen is the hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
of Three Ashes.
A mile southeast of Twitchen is the small railway station
Hopton Heath railway station
Hopton Heath railway station is a railway station in Hopton Heath, a hamlet in Shropshire, England...
at Hopton Heath
Hopton Heath
Hopton Heath, or Hoptonheath, is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. The border with Herefordshire is close by. It lies on the border of the civil parishes of Clungunford and Hopton Castle....
on the Heart of Wales Line
Heart of Wales Line
The Heart of Wales Line is a railway line running from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Llanelli in South Wales. It runs, as the name suggests, through some of the heartlands of Wales. It serves a number of rural centres en route, including several once fashionable spa towns, including Llandrindod Wells...
.