Bishops Castle
Bishop's Castle is a little market town in the southwest of Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) eastern of the Wales-England border, about 20 miles (30 kilometres) north-west of Ludlow as well as concerning 20 miles (30 kilometres) south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun and also to the eastern is Church Stretton. The community is within an agricultural area and also has also come to be known for its alternative area consisting of artists, musicians, writers and also craftspeople. The surrounding location is hillwalking country and Bishop's Castle is a "Pedestrians are Welcome Community", gaining the honor in 2008. The cross country footpath the Shropshire Way runs through the town and Offa's Dyke is just a few miles to the west. The ancient trackway of the Kerry Ridgeway, a primitive Bronze Age path, ranges from the town. The BC Ring, a 60-mile (100 kilometres) difficult route around the community, was published in 2008. The community has two micro-breweries, including the Three Tuns, the UK's oldest brewery.