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Linley, Shropshire

Linley
St Leonard's Church - geograph.org.uk - 415904.jpg
St Leonard's Church, Linley
Linley is located in Shropshire
Linley
Linley
Linley shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO349928
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BISHOPS CASTLE
Postcode district SY9
Dialling code 01588
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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52°31′44″N 2°57′32″W / 52.529°N 2.959°W / 52.529; -2.959Coordinates: 52°31′44″N 2°57′32″W / 52.529°N 2.959°W / 52.529; -2.959

Linley is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of More.

The hamlet is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) 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.

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.


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