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Oswestry
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Oswaldestroe in 1191, a tree of a man called Oswald; from en ang trēow.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Oswestry.wav UK
Proper noun
en town/and/cpar with a town council in north-west co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ2929. Parish map
en former borough in co/Shropshire cc/England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the en Shropshire unitary authority.
Derived terms
en Oswestry Rural
References