Ellesmere
Ellesmere is a market town near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, remarkable for its proximity to a number of famous Meres. The town is situated by the side of Ellesmere (aka 'the Mere'), one of the biggest all-natural meres in England outside the Lake District and also one of 9 antarctic meres in the location. ('antarctic' indicates that the clinical depression inhabited by the plain was the location of a block of ice that persisted at the end of the last Glacial period). These meres are various from those in the Lake District because they do not have a flow of water into them to maintain the degree. A synthetic island in the Mere was built in 1812 from dirt removed throughout the making of the gardens at Ellesmere House. This was later named Moscow Island, as Napoleon was compelled to pull back from Moscow that year. The Mere has a visitors' centre and also is preferred with birdwatchers, many of whom check out to see grey herons nesting. There are 8 various other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere and Hanmer Mere. The civil parish which makes up the community is Ellesmere Urban; the bordering parish, covering a huge backwoods, is Ellesmere Rural.
