Oswald's Trail, Oswestry
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Oswald's Trail, Oswestry
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 15 Sep 2014
Part of the 20km long Oswald's Trail around Oswestry. A nearby information board states that the Battle of Maserfield is thought to have been fought near what is now Oswestry in 642, between Anglo-Saxon kings Penda of Mercia and Oswald of Northumbria. Oswald was killed in this battle and dismembered. According to legend, one of his arms was carried to an ash tree by a raven. Miracles were later attributed to the tree as Oswald was considered a saint. This is the legendary derivation of the name Oswestry (Oswald's Tree). The Welsh name for the town is Croesoswallt (Oswald's Cross).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.860594
Longitude
-3.04931