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Moreton Corbet originally began life as a Norman (1066-1154) stone keep and bailey. It was first built into a mansion house in the 16th century. Th...
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Moreton Corbet Castle was first built into a mansion house in the 16th century. It was lived in by successive generations of Corbet's and the las...
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Shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066 a small fortified house, protected by a timber rampart and a ditch, was constructed at Moreton Toret, as ...
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Moreton Corbet Church is to the north west of Shrewsbury. It contains many memorials to the local Corbet family, including two altar tombs with car...
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This watercolour was painted by Rev. Williams in 1788. St. Bartholomew's church in Moreton Corbet was built between 1330 and 1340. It must also s...
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This watercolour was painted by Rev. Williams on 28th September 1790. St Margaret's church actually dates from around 1200, as the west doorway in...
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This watercolour was painted by Rev. Williams on 6th October 1790. The parish of Morton was formed in 1861 from the parishes of Oswestry and Llan-y...
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Robert Clive is probably best known for his victory in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, when Bengal became a British province. Clive was born in Shro...
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Like many of Shropshire's churches, St. Bartholmew's at Moreton Corbet has been built up over time. The earliest feature is the chancel which date...
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