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"BUILDWAS, a parish in the Wellington division of the hundred of South Bradford, in the county of Salop, 3½ miles to the N. of Much Wenlock, 11 E. from Shrewsbury, and 7 S. from Wellington. The parish is intersected by the Severn Valley and Wenlock branch lines of railway, which meet at Buildwas Junction station, three-quarters of a mile from the church, on the opposite side of the Severn. The village is situated at the S. foot of the Wrekin, on the banks of the river Severn, which is here crossed by an elegant iron bridge of one arch, erected from a design by Thomas Telford in 1796. Its span is 130 feet."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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