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Dist:0.3km<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.7km<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.9km<br/>Almeley church can be seen in the distance.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.0km<br/>This grid square is entirely farmland and orchards with a footpath passing through it from Eardisley in the west to Kinnersley. A hot air balloon is descending in the sky in the distance.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.0km east<br/>
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.0km southwest<br/>Following the hedgerow was the line that used to link Kington with Eardisley and the former Midland, Hereford, Hay and Brecon line. This branch line was opened in 1874, though closed pre-Beeching as the 1940s OS maps show the line as disused.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.1km southwest<br/>Oak tree beside a footpath to the east of Eardisley.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.1km north<br/>As the farm's name suggests it is near the course of a railway, which closed pre-Beeching era.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.2km north<br/>
©andy dolman
Dist:1.2km northeast<br/>The Motte and Bailey are the only remains of Almeley Castle. The castle is thought to date from the 12th century. The motte has a diameter of 36 feet and a height of 21 feet. See: http://www.ecastles.co.uk/almeley.html
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.2km north<br/>The former station at Almeley viewed from the north-west. An estate agents board indicates this building has recently been sold.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.2km north<br/>The remains of the old railway station building at Almeley, part of the platform can be seen on the right. The line used to link Kington with Eardisley and the former Midland, Hereford, Hay and Brecon line. This branch line was opened in 1874, though closed pre-Beeching as the 1940s OS maps show the line as disused.
©Philip Halling
Dist:1.2km north<br/>The line from Eardisley to Titley was closed by the GWR during the First World War and the track was sent to France. It was relaid after the war, only to close finally in 1940. The station has lain romantically abandoned since then - until now. Sympathetic renovation is underway.
©Philip Pankhurst
Dist:1.2km north<br/>
©Roger Cornfoot
Dist:1.2km northeast<br/>
©andy dolman

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