Brompton, Shropshire
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Brompton is a small hamlet in Shropshire
, England
. It lies on the A489
between Church Stoke
, Powys
and Newtown, Powys, at its junction with the B4385. The village is notable for the fact that it is impossible to reach any other settlement in England (except Pentreheyling
) by road without first passing through Wales
. Public footpaths are the only access which links it with the rest of England. It is however not geographically an exclave.
Brompton is in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton. It was formerly a civil parish with Rhiston, and earlier was a township in the English portion of the parish of Church Stoke.
The remains of three Roman
marching camps have been found near Brompton. The village lies on Offa's Dyke
, and the Offa's Dyke Path
passes through the village. There is also an earthwork
motte
, which was in existence by 1225.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies on the A489
A489 road
The A489 is a road in the United Kingdom running from Craven Arms, Shropshire to Machynlleth, Powys and crossing the Wales-England border.The road starts about one mile north of Craven Arms...
between Church Stoke
Church Stoke
Churchstoke or Church Stoke is a large village in Powys, but adjacent to the English-Welsh border, on the junction of the A489 and A490 roads. It is overlooked by Roundton Hill. The nearest town is Montgomery. An outline map of the Parish of Churchstoke may be seen...
, Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
and Newtown, Powys, at its junction with the B4385. The village is notable for the fact that it is impossible to reach any other settlement in England (except Pentreheyling
Pentreheyling
Pentreheyling is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies just west of Brompton on the A489 between Church Stoke, Powys and Newtown, Powys. The village is notable for the fact that it is impossible to reach any other settlement in England by road without first passing through Wales. Public...
) by road without first passing through Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Public footpaths are the only access which links it with the rest of England. It is however not geographically an exclave.
Brompton is in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton. It was formerly a civil parish with Rhiston, and earlier was a township in the English portion of the parish of Church Stoke.
The remains of three Roman
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
marching camps have been found near Brompton. The village lies on Offa's Dyke
Offa's Dyke
Offa's Dyke is a massive linear earthwork, roughly followed by some of the current border between England and Wales. In places, it is up to wide and high. In the 8th century it formed some kind of delineation between the Anglian kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdom of Powys...
, and the Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path is a long distance footpath along the Welsh-English border. Opened in 1971, it is one of Britain's premier National Trails and draws walkers from throughout the world...
passes through the village. There is also an earthwork
Earthworks (archaeology)
In archaeology, earthwork is a general term to describe artificial changes in land level. Earthworks are often known colloquially as 'lumps and bumps'. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features or they can show features beneath the surface...
motte
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
, which was in existence by 1225.