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Shawbury is a large village and civil parish in North Shropshire, England and home to RAF Shawbury, a helicopter base for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. The village lies on the A53 and is 5 miles North East of Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... North Shropshire is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... RAF Shawbury is a Royal Air Force station near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The A53 is a route on the UK highway network that runs from Shrewsbury, in the English county of Shropshire, to Buxton, in the English county of Derbyshire. ... Statistics Population: 70,059 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ495123 Administration District: Shrewsbury and Atcham Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ...


grid reference SJ558213 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


The River Roden flows through the village. The village of Moreton Corbet, with its castle, is just to the north. The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England. ... Moreton Corbet is a small village in Shropshire, England. ... Medieval building Elizabethan building Moreton Corbet Castle is an English Heritage property located near the village of Moreton Corbet,Shropshire,England. ...


Weather station

The main weather station for Shropshire is located in the village. Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ...


Observations


There is also a church. it is the greatest place to live ever. past the church is where all the chavs live.


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1993-Flying Triangle seen over RAF Cosford & Shawbury-UFO Casebook Files (1023 words)
No military or civil aircraft should have been airborne in that area at all.
They phoned the nearby base at RAF Shawbury, about 12 miles away from Cosford.
He was a man with about eight years experience of looking into the night sky and then doing the weather report for the next day.
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