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It was roughly here that the Battle Of Shrewsbury 1403 took place. A church, commonly known as Battlefield Church but officially the St. Mary Magdalene Church, was built in memory of the thousands who died. The A49 runs through Battlefield, on its way from Shrewsbury to Whitchurch , as does the Welsh Marches Line (the Shrewsbury to Crewe railway line). The A53 begins its route at Battlefield. The town of Shrewsbury has over the past 10 years grown substantially in this area and the village is now part of the town. In fact, the village is split by a large Shrewsbury bypass roundabout ("Battlefield Roundabout"), one of the busiest in the county town. There is an old pub, to the south of this roundabout, the "Red Lion", and a new pub, to the north of the roundabout, "The Two Henrys". The church lies to the north of the roundabout, just off the A49. An industrial and business estate, the Battlefield Enterprise Park , has grown up in between the older Shrewsbury suburb of Harlescott and Battlefield. A large site of where the battle took place is however protected as a heritage site. Even so, the Battlefield Link Road (the A5124 ) runs straight through it and a car park has been built for visitors. The new Shrewsbury livestock market and a small hotel and service station has just been built just off the A53 near to the Battlefield Roundabout, at "Shawbury turn" (called so as the A53 heads out towards Shawbury ). See also: Upper Battlefield , Uffington (nearby villages) and Haughmond Hill (nearby landmark and woodland). |
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