Alberbury
Alberbury | |
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Alberbury, with Nesscliffe hill in the distance | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ358143 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01743 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Alberbury is a village in
England-Wales border
, marked by Prince's Oak.
The
conservation area.[1]
deer park. Alberbury is home to Loton Park, with the Loton Park Hill Climb run by the Hagley and District Light Car Club. The village also has a cricket
club.
As part of the development of
chemical weapons shells and was operated in co-operation with and guarded by the United States Army Air Forces.[3][4]
The
Christmas lights display put on at a local farm.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Information on the village from Shrewsbury Borough Council Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe". airfieldinformationexchange.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ Brooks E. Kleber & Dale Birdsell. "The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat". scribd.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ISBN 1-4102-0485-5.
- ^ BBC report on the Christmas lights
External links
- Media related to Alberbury at Wikimedia Commons
- Alberbury in the Domesday Book