Right, this one should be quite hard to do...

I am in a small village south west of Shrewsbury in typical English rolling countryside. On the horizon is Pontesford Hill and Earl's Hill. There is no pub or post office here, though a village about a mile away has both. Another nearby village has a golf course.

Where am I? :P

Long shot.............. Annscroft?

It could quite easily be... but no. Close by though.

I don't think Earl's Hill or Pontesford Hill can be seen as clearly from Annscroft as from the village I am "in".

Plealey?

s.g.d.

I'd vote for Plealey as well... in the shadow of the brooding masses of Earl's Hill and Pontesford Hill, about a mile from the fleshpots of Longden and adjacent to the golf enthusiasts' paradise that is near Ascott.

But seeing as that would probably be cheating, I'll suggest Stapleton instead.

Exfords Green?

Asterley?

Arscott?

(not that I've ever heard of it before, of course ;) )

It is Plealey.

Arscott is the village with the golf course and Longden is the village with the post office and pub.

Would someone else like to do the next couple of "Guess the Village" threads?

here is an easy village for you:

the vicarage is now a craft centre.

the pub is soon to be houses.

the railway bridge carries cars.

where is it?

s.g.d.

Struggling here!

Owain Glyndwr once burnt the church to the ground.

more clues tomorrow if needed.

s.g.d.

Pure guess. Is it Melverley?

Very good point, I bet you've got it there.

good news you are correct.

bad news it is now your turn to set one.

s.g.d.

Here goes.

This place once had a castle with a priory nearby.

There were lime quarries in the neighbourhood.

There is a mansion here which had an army camp opposite.

Someone climbed a tree near here and someone else was rather elderly.

Complete guess - Sheriffhales?

Nice little village but no.

Acton Burnell?

No, but getting a little closer.

is it Alberbury?

s.g.d.

10/10!

Yes it is Alberbury. The mansion is Loton Park and the site of the army camp became the venue for the hill climb event. The future George IV plucked a sprig of foliage from a tree just across the border to prove he had visited Wales (Prince's Oak). The elderly person was Thomas Parr who legend has it did penance in Alberbury churchyard tied to a sundial in his nightshirt after fathering an illegitimate child at the age of well over 100.

Your turn!

one more then:

this village is mentioned in the domesday book.

there is an Elephant and Castle but no pub.

there once was a mermaid.

there is a primary school but the elder children have to go to Market Drayton.

s.g.d.

Could it be......Adderley?

no,closebut about 12 miles away.

s.g.d.

Shawbury

My pure guess: Hodnet?

getting nearer

Shawbury 10 miles

Hodnet 5.5 miles

s.g.d.

Right - last guess for tonight - Hinstock?

oooh so close only 2 miles away

s.g.d.

Third and LAST guess for me then: Cheswardine!

Or Child's Ercall. Got a feeling there's a RAF connection in the clue. Last go.

it is Childs Ercall

http://www.homepagez.com/childsercall/

The Elephant & Castle is on the church's weather vane- possibly something to do with the Corbet family who used to own most of the parish.

s.g.d.

Why are we still on the same thread for Guess the Village 4? There have been more than 4 now...

I know - isn't it lazy? Not my fault though!