Ellesmere
Ellesmere is a market community near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, remarkable for its closeness to a number of noticeable Meres. The town is found alongside Ellesmere (also known as 'the Mere'), one of the biggest natural meres in England outside the Lake District as well as one of 9 glacial meres in the area. ('glacial' suggests that the anxiety occupied by the mere was the area of a block of ice that lingered at the end of the last Glacial period). These meres are various from those in the Lake District in that they do not have a circulation of water right into them to keep the degree. A man-made island in the Mere was constructed in 1812 from dirt removed during the production of the gardens at Ellesmere House. This was later called Moscow Island, as Napoleon was forced to pull away from Moscow that year. The Mere has a site visitors' centre as well as is prominent with birdwatchers, most of whom see to see grey herons nesting. There are 8 other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere and Hanmer Mere. The civil church which makes up the town is Ellesmere Urban; the surrounding church, covering a large rural area, is Ellesmere Rural.
