Oswestry

E37491

Oswestry is a historic market town in Shropshire, England, near the Welsh border, known for its rich cultural heritage and cross-border influences.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Oswestry canonical 42
Borough of Oswestry 1
Oswestry borough 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
human settlement
market town
borderRegion England–Wales border
surface form: English–Welsh border
ceremonialCounty Shropshire
country United Kingdom
governingBody Oswestry Town Council
hasCategory Civil parishes in Shropshire
Market towns in Shropshire
Towns in Shropshire
hasCulturalFeature Welsh and English bilingual influences
local festivals and events
traditional markets
hasDialCode 01691
hasEducationalInstitution Oswestry School
The Marches School
hasEtymology name derives from "Oswald’s Tree"
hasHeritageStatus historic market town
hasLandmark Old Oswestry Hillfort
Oswestry Castle remains
Oswestry Guildhall
St Oswald’s Parish Church
hasNearbyTown Chirk
Gobowen
Shrewsbury
Wrexham County Borough
surface form: Wrexham
hasOSGridReference SJ290290
hasPopulation over 15,000 (approximate, varies by census)
hasPostcodeArea SY
hasSportsClub Oswestry Cricket Club
The New Saints F.C. (plays home games in nearby Park Hall)
hasTransport Cambrian Heritage Railways
Oswestry railway station (disused for regular passenger services)
hasTwinTown Combs-la-Ville
Mönsterås
Orléans (historic association via Saint Oswald links, often cited culturally)
knownFor cross-border cultural influences
historic town centre
market
locatedIn England
Shropshire
West Midlands
locatedNear Wales
namedAfter Saint Oswald
region West Midlands
surface form: West Midlands region
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST
unitaryAuthority Shropshire Council

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilfred Owen placeOfBirth Oswestry
Shropshire contains Oswestry
Oswestry Borough Council administered Oswestry
this entity surface form: Borough of Oswestry
Oswestry Borough Council appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Oswestry
this entity surface form: Oswestry borough
Thomas Owen residence Oswestry
Welshpool hasNearbySettlement Oswestry
Oswestry Hills near Oswestry
Ellesmere hasNearbySettlement Oswestry
Saint Oswald placeOfDeath Oswestry
Saint Oswald associatedWith Oswestry
Gobowen railServicesTo Oswestry
Gobowen hasPostTown Oswestry
Gobowen nearestTown Oswestry
Oswestry Castle remains overlooks Oswestry
this entity surface form: Oswestry town centre
Oswestry Guildhall locatedIn Oswestry
Oswestry Town Council jurisdiction Oswestry
this entity surface form: Oswestry civil parish
The Marches School locatedIn Oswestry
Oswestry School locatedIn Oswestry
The New Saints F.C. (plays home games in nearby Park Hall) homeGroundLocation Oswestry
subject surface form: The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints F.C. (plays home games in nearby Park Hall) geographicalAssociation Oswestry
subject surface form: The New Saints F.C.
Gobowen railway station near Oswestry
St Oswald’s Parish Church servesPopulationOf Oswestry
this entity surface form: Oswestry parish
SY hasPostTown Oswestry
subject surface form: SY postcode area
Llanwddyn hasPostTown Oswestry
Llanymynech near Oswestry