Nether Skyborry

Nether Skyborry

The Teme Valley near Nether Skyborry, which lies on the opposite (north-eastern) side of the valley.
Nether Skyborry
Nether Skyborry shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO272740
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KNIGHTON
Postcode district LD7
Dialling code 01547
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Nether Skyborry is a hamlet consisting of six houses in Shropshire, England, one mile northwest of the town of Knighton.

The Welsh border lies very close - the River Teme runs to the south of the hamlet. The Welsh border is just on the other side of the river (but no longer follows the exact course of the river).

The name "Skyborry" is an anglicisation of the Welsh for barn, ysgubor.[1] "Nether" is English and means near or under.[2] The hamlet is downstream of the other hamlet with the Skyborry place name (Skyborry Green - less than 1 mile (2 km) northwest) and it is sometimes referred to as "Lower Skyborry".

Nether Skyborry lies 190–210 metres (620–690 ft) above sea level, on the northern (English) slope of the Teme valley.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark Nodine. "Welsh/English translation". Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "Wiktionary". Retrieved 1 February 2008.

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