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Buildwas, par. and ry. junction, S. Shropshire, on river Severn, 4 miles N. of Much Wenlock, 2128 ac., pop. 259; has fine ruins of a Cistercian abbey (1135); there is also an elegant iron bridge over the Severn. In the par. is Buildwas Park.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and railway junction" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Buildwas Parish Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Buildwas |
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