Quina Brook is a
hamlet
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in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Population details for the
2011 census are found under
Wem Rural
Wem Rural is a large civil parish in Shropshire, England that encircles, but does not include, the market town of Wem (a separate parish formally known as "Wem Urban"). It includes the villages of Aston, Wem Rural, Shropshire, Aston and Barkers ...
.
Quina Brook was the final destination of an arm of the
Ellesmere Canal
The Ellesmere Canal was a waterway in England and Wales that was planned to carry boat traffic between the rivers Mersey and Severn. The proposal would create a link between the Port of Liverpool and the mineral industries in north east Wales an ...
. This arm was originally going to terminate at
Prees
Prees () is a village and civil parish in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood".
Prees civil parish
The civil parish includes many other villages and hamlets as well as the namesake ...
. The arm is now known as the Press Branch of the
Llangollen Canal
The Llangollen Canal ( cy, Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshi ...
, and is navigavable for about a mile to Whixall Marina, the following 3/4 mile is still followable on the towpath as it passes through
Prees Branch Canal Nature Reserve
Prees Branch Canal Nature Reserve is a Shropshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve in the civil parish of Whixall, Shropshire, England. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the presence of rare pondweeds (Potamogeton), and also is the ho ...
.
See also
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Listed buildings in Wem Rural
Wem Rural is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 59 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the thre ...
References
Villages in Shropshire
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