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Division 2 in 1984–85. Before that they played in various leagues including the South Shropshire League and the West Shropshire Alliance. The club was formed in the 1880s. The club's social base after matches and for meetings is The Kings Head Public House in Church Street. The club play their Home matches at the Community College ground on Colebatch Road.
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Local landowners, including Lord Clive, expended large sums of cash buying votes, a common practice at the time in some areas to ensure a seat in
Parliament. In 1726 one unsuccessful parliamentary candidate was subsequently able to prove that of the 52 people voting for his rival, the incumbent MP,
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In 1557 the castle was described as follows: "thirteen rooms covered with lead, a tower on the outer wall on the eastern side containing a stable, and two rooms covered with tiles. There were two other rooms called 'le new buyldinge' situated on the outer wall between the building over the gate and
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play in the
Montgomeryshire Amateur League and were Division 1 Champions in 2017–18, having previously played for 6 years in the Mercian Regional Football League Division One. Previously they played in Division 1 of the Montgomeryshire Amateur League, having gained promotion from Division 2 in the
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All that is physically left of the castle today is a 10 m long, coursed stone wall on the west side of the castle site which is 2 m thick and 3 m high. It was overgrown with ivy and was recently renovated to keep it safe and stable. The Castle Hotel stands on the site of the castle itself and is
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Bishop's Castle and Onny Valley Rugby Club was formed in the late 1970s and spent the early years playing friendly games against teams from Mid-Wales and
Shropshire, before joining the league structure in the early 1990s. Now they play in Midlands Division Fourth North.
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writing from London to a country friend said: 'you will be frightened by the dearness of everything ... I expect that a pint of milk will soon not be sold under a diamond, and then nobody can keep a cow but my Lord Clive'. From Lord Clive the hotel descended to his son,
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561:(1673–1744), who in the year the hotel was completed was created Duke of Chandos. In an age of unabashed corruption, he acquired a number of lucrative sinecure offices and amassed such wealth that he was known as 'Princely Chandos'.
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was established on its current site, making it the oldest licensed brewery site in
Britain. While some of the current building dates to the seventeenth century, the main building is a Victorian tower brewery erected about 1888.
911:, but that speculation failed due to lack of finance. Sections of the old railway can still be seen today, including some of the embankments, bridges and stations. Today the nearest station is
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There are a variety of shops, local businesses and services ranging from clothes shops to the usual high street banks. The town is notable for a thriving selection of specialist retailers.
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Many properties are painted in various colourful hues of blue, pink, yellow and green which are reflected on the
Wintles, a new neighbourhood of energy efficient eco-houses built by
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In the Early Middle Ages the castle and parish were situated partly in Wales and partly in
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route, runs from the town. The BC Ring, a 60-mile (100 km) challenging route around the town, was published in 2008. The town has two
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and mayor. The original Town
Council website was one of the first in the UK to publish agendas and minutes (from late 2000).
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plots which were separated by a few small lanes which have developed to be Church Street, Union Street and
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in 1885. It lost this status in the 1960s, but still has a mayor and its regalia. It is now a "Quality Town Council".
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1005:(born 1964), a British drummer, TV presenter, a motoring journalist and mechanic. He lives in Bishop's Castle.
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the tower called 'le prison tower'. There was also a dovecote, a garden, a forest and a park."
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of the ancient castle. It was built on the orders of a local landowner,
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runs north–south just to the east of the town, on its way from
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1091:"The Three Tuns Brewery, Bishop's Castle – Shropshire Council"
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979:(1725 in Bishop's Castle – 1807), English poet and clergyman
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largely built of stone salvaged from the original castle.
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Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
777:Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire
668:constituency from 1885 until its redesignation as
1089:web.manager@shropshire.gov.uk (12 October 2012).
672:in 2024 following constituency boundary changes.
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1358:"552/553 Service – Shrewsbury – Bishops Castle"
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541:In 1719 – the fifth year of the reign of
1425:"Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies, aged 64"
1186:"Bishops Castle Website – shop listings"
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808:Sports played by local clubs include:
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1435:from the original on 14 November 2022
1405:from the original on 19 December 2021
1657:List of civil parishes in Shropshire
694:. This ward stretches north east to
585:on the death of his brother-in-law,
1143:Ludlow and Tenbury Wells Advertiser
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1207:"Six Bells Brewery"
1119:on 10 December 2008
1093:. Shropshire.gov.uk
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