Castles · Mid Wales
White Grit
In or near Priestweston.
White Grit in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
White Grit is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
White Grit is a small, scattered village beneath Corndon Hill in Powys, Wales, directly on the border with (and partly in) Shropshire. The nearby village of Priest Weston, despite being in England, actually lies to the west of White Grit. To the east is the A488 road. The nearest town is Bishop's Castle. White Grit lies in the community of Church Stoke (the small parts in Shropshire are in the civil parishes of Chirbury with Brompton and Worthen with Shelve). Adjoining is a hamlet called The Marsh. There is a stone-built Methodist chapel in White Grit, no longer used as a place of worship, and a corrugated-iron chapel, both of which are marked on Ordnance Survey maps.
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Background
History
This mine was originally worked as a single sett but it was split into two separate entities for a period, viz Although a Roman pig of lead was found here in 1767, there is no other evidence of Roman working but references indicate that mining was being carried out in medieval times. Henry II laid down conditions governing the mining of lead in the Forest of Stiperstones and it is believed that the Grit Mine was working at this time. In 1181, Hugh Pantulf, High Sheriff of Shropshire accepted £55 from the King's lead mines at Shelve and Madoc ap Einion took out a five year lease on a Shelve lead mine at a cost of 40 marks. In 1182, a church in Amesbury, Gloucester paid 10 guineas for 34…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5708, -3.0075
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Churchstoke
- Postcode
- SY5 0JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Sources
- wikidata: Q7994735 (CC0)
- wikipedia: White Grit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Corndon Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.3 km
Mucklewick Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.3 km
Mucklewick Hill
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Whetstones
Hill forts · 1.4 km
Stapeley Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.5 km
Mitchell's Fold
Memorials & monuments · 1.5 km
Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold
Archaeological sites · 1.6 km
Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm
Farms (open to visitors) · 2.0 km
White Grit Enclosure, Priest Weston
Literary houses · 2.1 km
River Onny
Natural landmarks · 2.1 km
Runnis Meadow Campsite
Caravan parks · 2.1 km
Fishpool Hill
Mountains & hills · 2.2 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is White Grit?
- White Grit is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY5 0JL), in the parish of Churchstoke.
- What is White Grit?
- White Grit in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to White Grit?
- Drivers can use postcode SY5 0JL.
- Is White Grit a protected site?
- Yes — White Grit is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Does White Grit charge admission?
- White Grit typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to White Grit?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY5 0JL. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.