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3 unusual facts about Linley


Astley Abbotts

Colemore Farm grew to have a total of 136 acres, 68 acres in the nearby parish of Linley and 68 acres in Astley Abbotts.

An early recognition of a change within the boundary of Astley Abbotts can be seen in the history of the parish of Linley.

Linley, Shropshire

On 2 April 1990, the Pontesford-Linley Fault registered an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, known as the Bishop's Castle earthquake.


Charles Armstrong

Charles Armstrong-Jones (born 1999), son of Viscount and Viscountess Linley and great-grandson of King George VI of the United Kingdom

Ozias Thurston Linley

Ozias Thurston Linley (1765–1831) was one of 7 musical siblings born to the composer Thomas Linley the elder and his wife Mary Johnson.

Pontesford

On 2 April 1990, the Pontesford-Linley Fault - registered an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, known as the Bishop's Castle earthquake.

Thomas Linley the elder

Thomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795), English musician, was born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, and studied music in Bath, where he settled as a singing-master and conductor of the concerts.


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