Long Mynd uk

The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 10 miles (16 km) south of the county town Shrewsbury, and has an area of over 8½ square miles (22 km2), most of which takes the form of a heathland plateau. Most of the land on the Long Mynd is owned by the National Trust.

The name Long Mynd means "Long Mountain". In Welsh it is called Mynydd Hir [ˈmənɪð ˈhiːr]. The Long Mynd stands between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east. The eastern edge of the Mynd has many steep valleys, though its western slope rises in a steep escarpment above the wide valley of the River East Onny. North to south, it is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long by a maximum of 3 miles (4.8 km) wide. The principal settlements surrounding the Long Mynd are the Strettons (Church Stretton, Little Stretton and All Stretton), Pulverbatch, Smethcott, Woolstaston, Asterton, Myndtown, Wentnor and Ratlinghope. The highest point on the Long Mynd is Pole Bank at a height of 516 m (1,693 ft). Pole Bank and nearby Caer Caradoc, at 459 m (1,506 ft), are both Marilyns
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