
Long Mynd, Shropshire
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N 52° 32.529 W 002° 48.836
30U E 512618 N 5821356
The Long Mynd in Shropshire, is a part of the Shropshire Hills an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Waymark Code: WM6J2R
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/08/2009
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The name Long Mynd means ‘Long Mountain’ The eastern edge of the Long Mynd has many steep valleys, though it rises up to a heathland plateau on its western edge.
It lies between the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge. North to south, it is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long by 3 miles (4.8 km) wide.
Access from Church Stretton via ‘The Burway’ takes you along a very narrow and steep road that overlookes ‘Carding Mill Valley’. The highest point on the Long Mynd is Pole Bank at a height of 516 metres (1693 feet).
A Large area of Long Mynd was bought by the National Trust in 1965, and was designated an AONB