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HILLS

Brown Clee Hill - near to Ludlow, tallest hill in Shropshire at 540m

Stiperstones - ridge of rocky hills near to Pontesbury , 536m

Titterstone Clee Hill - also near to Ludlow, 533m (see Clee Hills )

Long Mynd - long chain of high plateaus near Church Stretton, summit is 516m

Caer Caradoc - pronounced hill near Church Stretton

Corndon Hill - the summit of which is in Wales

TOWNS

Ludlow - largest town in South Shropshire , very historical

Church Stretton - known as "Little Switzerland " to many

Craven Arms - location of the Secret Hills Discovery Centre

Clun - small, pretty town in the Clun Valley

Bishop's Castle - small town near to the Welsh border

Cleobury Mortimer - small market town near to the Wyre Forest

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

South Shropshire - South Shropshire district

Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth district

Shropshire - Shropshire county (county town - Shrewsbury )

RIVERS

River Clun - starting at Anchor , ends up joining the Teme

River Teme - flows through Ludlow, before passing into Herefordshire

River Rea - flows north to south, passes through Cleobury Mortimer

HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS

Stokesay Castle - near Craven Arms

Ludlow Castle - on the banks of the River Teme in Ludlow

Offa's Dyke - runs across the Clun Valley area

Clun Castle - ruins in the town of Clun

WILDLIFE

Peregrine Falcon

Dipper

Ring Ouzel

Merlin

Curlew

Tree Sparrow

Pied Flycatcher

Barn Owl

Red Fox

Badger

Red Grouse

Turtle Dove

Buzzard

Common Snipe

Northern Lapwing

Common Redshank

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

Clun Forest - remote area of woodland and hills

Wyre Forest - large Woodland , half of which is in Shropshire, the other half in Worcestershire

EXTERNAL LINKS

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Images of Shropshire Hills on Shropshire Gallery