Obley
Encyclopedia
Obley is a small dispersed village in Shropshire
, England
. It is located a mile northeast of the village of Chapel Lawn
and two miles west of Hopton Castle
.
The nearest towns are Clun
and Powys (in Wales
). The village lies at 269m above sea level.
The village lies in very rural, hilly countryside. Black Hill (441m) lies to the north.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located a mile northeast of the village of Chapel Lawn
Chapel Lawn
Chapel Lawn is a small village in southwest Shropshire, England, located within the Redlake Valley, some three miles south of the small, historic town of Clun and lying in the civil parish of Clun and Chapel Lawn....
and two miles west of Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.The village grew up near to the keep of Hopton Castle, which was opened as a visitor attraction in 2011. Nearby is the hamlet of Hopton Heath, with its small station on the Heart of Wales Line...
.
The nearest towns are Clun
Clun
Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England. The town is located entirely in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2001 census recorded 642 people living in the town...
and Powys (in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
). The village lies at 269m above sea level.
The village lies in very rural, hilly countryside. Black Hill (441m) lies to the north.