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The town of Shrewsbury has over the past 10 years grown substantially in this area and the village is now part of the town. It is however split by a large Shrewsbury bypass roundabout ("Battlefield Roundabout"), one of the busiest in the county town.
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and Battlefield. It is located on the site of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the village of Battlefield is nearby. A large part of the battlefield is, however, protected as a heritage site. Even so, the Battlefield Link Road (the
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The new Shrewsbury livestock market and a small hotel and service station has been built just off the A53 near the Battlefield Roundabout.
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An industrial and business estate, the Battlefield Enterprise Park, has grown up in between the older Shrewsbury suburb of
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In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 204. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with
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is to the north of the Battlefield roundabout, as is the church, which lies just off the A49.
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of 1403 took place. A church, commonly known as "Battlefield Church", but officially
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Shrewsbury's new livestock market and A49/A53 service station at Battlefield
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is a visitor attraction, commemorating and interpreting the battle site.
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Village and suburb of the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England
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runs through Battlefield, on its way from Shrewsbury to
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Battlefield is located in Shropshire
Shropshire
OS grid reference
SJ516169
Civil parish
Shrewsbury
Astley
Pimhill
Unitary authority
Shropshire
Ceremonial county
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
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