Morda
Encyclopedia
Morda is a village
on the outskirts of the town of Oswestry
, Shropshire
, England, located near the border of England and Wales
.
It is named after the River Morda, which, with the River Tanat, is one of the first major tributaries joining the River Severn
as it wends its way from its birth place on Plynlimon
, mid-Wales, to the Bristol Channel.
Morda is also home to the Shropshire County Premier Football League
football team Morda United FC who play their home games at the Weston Road Ground.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the outskirts of the town of Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
, Shropshire
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, located near the border of England and 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...
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It is named after the River Morda, which, with the River Tanat, is one of the first major tributaries joining the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
as it wends its way from its birth place on Plynlimon
Plynlimon
Plynlimon is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the countryside of northern Ceredigion....
, mid-Wales, to the Bristol Channel.
Morda is also home to the Shropshire County Premier Football League
Shropshire County Premier Football League
The Shropshire County Premier Football League is an English association football league based in the county of Shropshire...
football team Morda United FC who play their home games at the Weston Road Ground.