Ellesmere
Ellesmere is a market community near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, noteworthy for its proximity to a variety of popular Meres. The town is located by the side of Ellesmere (aka 'the Mere'), among the largest natural meres in England outside the Lake District as well as one of nine antarctic meres in the location. ('antarctic' means that the clinical depression inhabited by the mere was the area of a block of ice that lingered at the end of the last Glacial period). These meres are different from those in the Lake District in that they do not have a circulation of water into them to keep the degree. An artificial island in the Mere was constructed in 1812 from dirt removed during the making of the yards at Ellesmere House. This was later on named Moscow Island, as Napoleon was compelled to pull back from Moscow that year. The Mere has a site visitors' centre and is preferred with birdwatchers, most of whom check out to see grey herons nesting. There are eight various other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere as well as Hanmer Mere. The civil church which comprises the town is Ellesmere Urban; the surrounding parish, covering a big backwoods, is Ellesmere Rural.
