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Local landowners, including Lord Clive, expended large sums of cash buying votes, a common practice at the time in some areas to ensure a seat in
Parliament. In 1726 one unsuccessful parliamentary candidate was subsequently able to prove that of the 52 people voting for his rival, the incumbent MP,
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In 1557 the castle was described as follows: "thirteen rooms covered with lead, a tower on the outer wall on the eastern side containing a stable, and two rooms covered with tiles. There were two other rooms called 'le new buyldinge' situated on the outer wall between the building over the gate and
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play in the
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All that is physically left of the castle today is a 10 m long, coursed stone wall on the west side of the castle site which is 2 m thick and 3 m high. It was overgrown with ivy and was recently renovated to keep it safe and stable. The Castle Hotel stands on the site of the castle itself and is
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Bishop's Castle and Onny Valley Rugby Club was formed in the late 1970s and spent the early years playing friendly games against teams from Mid-Wales and
Shropshire, before joining the league structure in the early 1990s. Now they play in Midlands Division Fourth North.
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writing from London to a country friend said: 'you will be frightened by the dearness of everything ... I expect that a pint of milk will soon not be sold under a diamond, and then nobody can keep a cow but my Lord Clive'. From Lord Clive the hotel descended to his son,
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572:(1673–1744), who in the year the hotel was completed was created Duke of Chandos. In an age of unabashed corruption, he acquired a number of lucrative sinecure offices and amassed such wealth that he was known as 'Princely Chandos'.
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was established on its current site, making it the oldest licensed brewery site in
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There are a variety of shops, local businesses and services ranging from clothes shops to the usual high street banks. The town is notable for a thriving selection of specialist retailers.
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Many properties are painted in various colourful hues of blue, pink, yellow and green which are reflected on the
Wintles, a new neighbourhood of energy efficient eco-houses built by
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In the Early Middle Ages the castle and parish were situated partly in Wales and partly in
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route, runs from the town. The BC Ring, a 60-mile (100 km) challenging route around the town, was published in 2008. The town has two
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and mayor. The original Town
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in 1885. It lost this status in the 1960s, but still has a mayor and its regalia. It is now a "Quality Town Council".
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1016:(born 1964), a British drummer, TV presenter, a motoring journalist and mechanic. He lives in Bishop's Castle.
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990:(1725 in Bishop's Castle – 1807), English poet and clergyman
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1418:from the original on 19 December 2021
1670:List of civil parishes in Shropshire
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