In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gobowen like this:
GOBOWEN, a place in the NW of Salop; on the Shrewsbury and Chester railway, at the junction of the branch thence to Oswestry, 2½ miles NNE of Oswestry. It has a station on the railway, with telegraph, and a post office under Oswestry.
Additional information about this locality is available for Oswestry
Gobowen through time
Gobowen is now part of Oswestry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Oswestry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gobowen itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gobowen, in Oswestry and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24116
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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