Obley

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Obley
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO329778
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Ceremonial county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BUCKNELL
Postcode district SY7
Dialling code 01588
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52°23′38″N2°59′10″W / 52.394°N 2.986°W / 52.394; -2.986 Coordinates: 52°23′38″N2°59′10″W / 52.394°N 2.986°W / 52.394; -2.986

Obley is a small dispersed village in Shropshire, England. It is located a mile northeast of the village of Chapel Lawn and two miles west of Hopton Castle.

The nearest towns are Clun within England and Knighton, Powys (in Wales) with the population at the 2011 census being listed under Clunbury. The village lies at 269m above sea level.

The village lies in very rural, hilly countryside. Black Hill (441m) lies to the north.



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