Bishops Castle
Bishop's Castle is a little market town in the southwest of Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest district. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) east of the Wales-England boundary, about 20 miles (30 kilometres) north-west of Ludlow as well as concerning 20 miles (30 km) south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun and also to the eastern is Church Stretton. The community is within an agricultural location and also has actually also ended up being understood for its different area consisting of musicians, artists, writers and also craftspeople. The surrounding area is hillwalking nation and also Bishop's Castle is a "Walkers are Welcome Community", gaining the honor in 2008. The far away path the Shropshire Way runs through the town as well as Offa's Dyke is just a couple of miles to the west. The ancient trackway of the Kerry Ridgeway, a prehistoric Bronze Age route, ranges from the town. The BC Ring, a 60-mile (100 km) difficult route around the town, was released in 2008. The town has two micro-breweries, including the Three Tuns, the UK's oldest brewery.