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3About Oswestry
Oswestry, five miles from the Welsh border, serves as a natural gateway between England and Wales along the A5 trunk road. The A483 connects south to Welshpool, while local routes like the B4579 link surrounding villages. With over 20 EV charging points available, it's well-equipped for modern travellers. The town's crowning glory is Old Oswestry hillfort, one of Britain's finest Iron Age fortifications with spectacular multiple ramparts intact after 2,500 years.
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Oswestry is in England, at 52.862, -3.055 - about 11 km west of Rednal, Shropshire.
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The closest airport to Oswestry is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, 83 km (about 1 h 9 min by car).