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SHROPSHIRE UNFOLDED
The Monthly Magazine for Proud Salopians and Friends of Shropshire


Have you read Shropshire Unfolded?

It is a great little magazine that comes out every month and contains articles and features on the fascinating history and countryside of Shropshire

During 1998, in addition to our regular features, we published articles on such diverse subjects as Wenlock Edge, which is the remnants of a coral reef in the Heart of England; the River Severn, the County's main river which was once an important trade route; history and memories of Knockin, Claverley, Ruyton XI Towns, Withington, Saint Martin's, Weston Rhyn, Cockshutt, Wroxeter, Stanton upon Hine Heth, and Tong; legends, superstitions and customs of Shropshire, Shropshire pioneers, Shropshire's mining heritage

We sell Shropshire Unfolded through many newsagents in the County and by mail order world wide! If you've never read this publication and would like to read one of our latest editions, simply telephone 01743 891 370 and we'll tell you how to get a copy.

Alternatively, e-mail me directly




Tim Carrington - Editor of Shropshire Unfolded




S H R O P S H I R E P R O M O T I O N S
Kynaston House, Worthen, Shropshire SY5 9HW

Never ever heard of or seen it!

hello again,

the first issue was in January 1991 and it has appeared every month since(apart from a couple).
it started life as a newspaper,later becoming a magazine style.
every issue is packed full of Shropshire articles, both new and old,poems,competions etc

It sounds interesting.

Would be great if much of the information in the magazines would be at some point put onto the internet.

as a quick taster I thought members might like to try the quiz from issue 1 which came out in January 1991:

1 what is the heighest hill in Shropshire?

2 where is the only church in england dedicated to St Eata?

3 where in Shropshire can you find an example of a cast-iron bridge designed by
Thomas Telford?
4 what is the connection between Upton Magna and the Menai Suspension Bridge?

5 name the three Shropshire sisters who all became saints.

6 who is said to have wrote:
"Clunton and Clunbury,
Clungunford and Clun
are the quietest places
under the sun" ?

7 alphabetically what are the first and last parishes in Shropshire?

8 what is the largest inland county in England?

9 where in Shropshire would you look for the legedary treacle mines?

10 what parish in Shropshire do you have to drive through wales to get to?

Okay, off the top of my head:

1 Brown Clee Hill

2 Atcham

3 no idea

4 no idea

5 no idea

6 that's from A Shropshire Lad (Wilfred Owen?)

7 erm... Aston-on-Clun and Wroxeter???

8 Shropshire!

9 i knew this once... is it near Snailbeach?

10 Chirbury I think - well, it's the one near Corndon Hill north of Bishop's Castle

How did I do? No cheating! :)

hello David,

two answers are correct and two are half right I will post the answers later so that people can all have a guess first.

1 Brown Clee Hill 1771ft

2 Atcham

3 Cantlop Bridge in the parish of Berrington

4 the chain links were cast at Upton Forge

5 Milburga,Milgitha and Mildred

6 A.E.Housman

7 Abdon and Wroxeter

8 Shropshire

9 Wem

10 Brompton


David,do you want the next issue's quiz?

Oh yes please! :D

1 where is the oak tree that King Charles II is said to have hidden in?

2 what does the name Longmynd mean?

3 what civil parish is the highest in Shropshire and possibly england?

4 which tower in Shropshire leans more than the tower of Pisa?

5 what civil parish in Shropshire do you have to drive through either staffordshire or cheshire to get to?

6 where is Shropshire's most original norman church?

7 which Shropshire town was named after a scottish sheperd's son?

8 what Shropshire town has 3 fish on it's crest?

9 in what civil parish was the world's first iron boat built?

10 which parish in Shropshire is, according to folk-lore,named after a teacher's advert for latin lessons.

Once again from the top of my head! B)

1 near Boscobel House

2 Long Mountain (surely?)

3 Clee Hill (maybe?)

4 Bridgnorth Castle (well, a part of it)

5 Woore ?

6 no idea

7 Telford ??

8 Newport

9 Coalport ?

10 lol! no idea..

so 6.5 out of 10 much better more to follow!

Bettws-y-Crwyn... is that the parish in the far SW of the county around the village/pub of Anchor? If so, I was thinking of that too, though I didn't know its (rather Welsh sounding) name!

that is the one.

one of my favourite pubs but a bit far!

1 what is Mount Gilbert better known as?

2 where are the gates of heaven and hell?

3 what is a shella-na-gig?

4 a Shropshire farm labourer became court jester to Elizabeth I.who was he and where was he from?

5 which Salopian died in the rapids below Niagara falls?

6 who was the peasant from Woolaston who was buried in Westminster abbey?

7 where is Kynastons cave?

8 what parish has the same name as a carnivorous burrowing mammal?

9 name 3 timber framed churces in Shropshire

10 what town has a former barn for a town hall?

1 The Wrekin

2 Stiperstones ?

3 no idea

4 no idea

5 no idea

6 no idea

7 Wenlock Edge ?

8 Mole ?!

9 erm..

10 Clun ??

That was a hard one!! :o

1 Wrekin
2 on the Wrekin
3 an explicit and vulgar pagan sculpture. At least 3 churches in Shropshire have
one on their walls.
4 Richard Tarlton of Condover
5 Captain Matthew Webb
6 Thomas Parr aged 152
7 Nesscliffe Hill
8 Badger
9 Little Stretton,Halston and Melverley
10 Bridgnorth - the building was formerly a barn in Much Wenlock

let me know when you have had enough!

1 which Shropshire church has a twisted spire?

2 Pengwern is the ancient capital of this area but what are the two possible sites where it stood?

3 what is the name of the ancient pre-historic track which runs over the Longmynd?

4 is there a connection between the parish of Clive and Clive of India?

5 whose statue is on the Column?

6 whose statue is outside Shrewsbury library?

7 what are the eleven towns of RuytonXI towns?

8 what parish is named after a Norman knight whose descendant was a passenger on the Mayflower?

9 what is the name of the place where St Wistan was murdered by his cousin?

10 where in Shropshire would you find a sundial that records the time in Jerusalem and Mexico?

good luck and no Googleing.

1 no idea

2 Shrewsbury or Oswestry

3 The Portway

4 He was born in Market Drayton and was MP for Shrewsbury... so maybe his family are from the Clive area originally?

5 Lord Hill

6 Charles Darwin

7 Brownhill, Shevlock, erm..

8 no idea

9 total guess: Withington

10 Telford ?

3 correct and 2 half correct, I have to go out but i will post answers and another 10 questions soon.

1 Cleobury Mortimer
2 Shrewsbury and the Berth,near Baschurch
3 the Portway
4 no connection Clive is a derivative of Cliffe(their question not mine!)
5 Rowland Hill
6 Charles Darwin
7 Ruyton,Coton,Eardiston,Shelvock,Shotatton,Wykey,Felton,Sutton,Haughton,Rednal and Tedsmore
8 More 2 1/4 miles NNE of Bishops Castle
9 Wistanstow the church is said to be on the very spot that the murder took place.
10 Worfield parish church


NEXT 10!
1 what have the following saints got in common Mary,Chad,Giles,Nicholas,Michael & Julian?

2 what town is named after a white church?

3 what enters the county heading North and leaves it heading South?

4 what is the connection between Crose,Cole,Sweat,White,Blake,Kettle and Newton?

5 what connects Weston Rhyn and Shifnal?

6 what do these initials refer to B,O,C.A.,C.S.,L,D,and B.H.?

7 what are the road bridges across the Severn betwwen the English Bridge and the Ironbridge? (this is from 1991 remember)

8 what connects Richards Castle and Whitchurch?

9 in what parish would you find two toupees for a Greek poet?

10 where in Shropshire would you find the largest sheep pen?

These are pretty difficult questions!

1 churches in Shrewsbury ?

2 Whitchurch <_<

3 River Severn

4 villages that now have a different name ?!?

5 Chester-Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton railway ?

6 parishes ?

7 Telford Way, Atcham Bridge (and two more!)

8 the A49 ??

9 lol! you what?!

10 complete guess: Clun

:blink:

B, O, C.A., C.S., L, D and B.H.

towns? Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Ludlow, Dawley and ...

Bayston Hill is not a town! Blists Hill is not a town either..

:unsure:

ooh getting warmer think of places on the A49



In Shropshire Unfolded it used to say each month "try this simple quiz"

B, O, C.A., C.S., L, D and B.H.

Bayston Hill, Dorrington, Ludlow, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, erm and erm...

Or can I also go north of Shrewsbury?

Bromfield and Onibury were the other two.

1 Shrewsbury churches
2 Whitchurch
3 the Severn
4 all meres around Ellesmere
5 the A5
6 see above.
7 Telford Way,Atcham,Cressage and Buildwas
8 the A49
9 Harley - Wigwig and Homer are the places
10 Shipton(apparently it means sheep town!)

and 10 more!

1 what town is famous for it's gingerbread?

2 who is Lady Godda?

3 where is the Devil's Chair?

4 who connects Baschurch to Gobowen?

5 who founded Battlefield church?

6 what and where is Nordy Bank?

7 where in Shropshire did Edward I hold his parliament?

8 where was Clive of India born?

9 what is a passport ticket?

10 where is Dale House?

a bit easier this time ;)

1 Market Drayton

2 no idea

3 Stiperstones

4 Thomas Telford ?

5 Henry VI ??

6 no idea

7 Shrewsbury Abbey ?

8 Market Drayton

9 no idea

10 Much Wenlock ???

1 Market Drayton
2 the wife of Wild Edric
3 on the Stiperstones
4 Dame Agnes Hunt she founded the ortopaedic hospital at Baschurch and then moved it to Gobowen
5 Henry IV in memory of those killed in the battle of Shrewsbury
6 it is a hillfort on the side of Brown Clee hill
7 Acton Burnell
8 Moreton Say nr Market Drayton
9 it allows access to all the Ironbridge museum sites and is valid until all the sites have been visited
10 Ironbridge

do you want any more?

No, you can have a rest now.. ;)

Thanks for those anyway - lots of random trivia still to learn methinks! :rolleyes:

last edition on sale now.

Peter Hutchinson recalls his telford childhood

David Fairfax looks at the origins of christmas

Hugo Jones talks about Mary Webb

a look around Craven Arms by Patrica Frazer

Shropshire in verse

History and folklore - Jean Hughes

Ray Williams remembers his childhood in Baschurch

Priory girls by Cal Lovell

book review

a Shropshire quiz

mail

looking back - Evelyn Corfield(Challinor)

a short story by Peter Davies

all this for less than a pint of beer, go on! you know you want one!