Ellesmere
Ellesmere is a market town near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, significant for its distance to a variety of famous Meres. The town is located by the side of Ellesmere (aka 'the Mere'), among the largest all-natural meres in England outside the Lake District and among 9 antarctic meres in the area. ('glacial' suggests that the clinical depression occupied by the mere was the place of a block of ice that continued at the end of the last Ice Age). These meres are various from those in the Lake District in that they do not have a flow of water right into them to maintain the degree. An artificial island in the Mere was created in 1812 from dirt dug out throughout the making of the gardens at Ellesmere House. This was later named Moscow Island, as Napoleon was required to retreat from Moscow that year. The Mere has a site visitors' centre as well as is prominent with birdwatchers, many of whom see to see grey herons nesting. There are 8 various other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere as well as Hanmer Mere. The civil parish which constitutes the town is Ellesmere Urban; the surrounding church, covering a huge backwoods, is Ellesmere Rural.