Balmer Heath

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Balmer Heath
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Llangollen Canal, near Balmer Heath
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Balmer Heath
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ446346
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
  • Shropshire
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ellesmere
Postcode district SY12
Dialling code 01948
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Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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52°54′22″N2°49′23″W / 52.906°N 2.823°W / 52.906; -2.823

Balmer Heath is a village in Shropshire, England, in the parish of Welshampton and Lyneal. [1]

The Llangollen Canal runs nearby.

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References

  1. "Welshampton and Lyneal Parish Council – Information about the Council and the Parish" . Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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