The village is probably the highest self contained community in
the county of Shropshire, being at some 1,200 feet above sea level,
close to the summit of the Clee Hills, which are the highest in the
county. There is something here for everybody, be your interest
geology, archaeology, rambling or just plain loafing!
On a clear day the horizon is over eight miles, with a panorama
it must be nigh impossible to equal anywhere in the country. The
hills are open common, where one is free to wander, picnic or play
without fear of trespass.
Plenty of evidence of Roman and even earlier occupation can be
found in earthworks and stone circles, as well as the more recent
industry of pottery, bricks, iron, coal, lime, millstone and
roadstone, to mention a few, all of which have been produced from
the minerals to be found in these hills.
With such a fine panoramic view, counties such as
Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire,
Brecon, Staffordshire and Montgomeryshire are seen quite easily on
a clear day. Near the village the highest point is 1400 feet above
sea level.
The branch covers Bitterley, Clee Hill, Coreley, Dhustone,
Henley, Hope Bagot, Knowbury, Knowle, Middleton and Nash.