Linley, Shropshire

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Coordinates: 52°32′N 2°58′W / 52.53°N 2.96°W / 52.53; -2.96 Linley is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of More.

The hamlet is located approximately 2 miles (3.2km) east of the A488 road, and 2 miles north of the village of Lydham, and 3.5 miles north of Bishop's Castle. It is situated near the West Onny river and a local feature is Linley Hall.

Geology

It approximates to the southern extremity of the Pontesford-Linley geological fault, which trends approximately 11 miles (18 km) to Pontesford. On 2 April 1990, the Pontesford-Linley Fault registered an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, known as the Bishop's Castle earthquake.[ 1][ 1]

References

  1. ↑ Geo-Science World, The Pontesford Lineament, Welsh Borderland N. H. Woodcock
  2. ↑ "Official Town site". Retrieved 20 November 2007. 


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