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The History of Oswestry

by William Cathrall

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A Victorian history of the Shropshire market town on the Welsh border, from its British and Saxon origins and the death of King Oswald through the Norman lords, the Civil Wars and the town charters. Cathrall adds a topography of the borough, its churches and monuments, local worthies, natural history, angling and sketches of the surrounding countryside.

A loving local history for readers with roots in the Welsh Marches, illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. Download the free EPUB.

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