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Ellesmere is a market community near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, notable for its closeness to a number of popular Meres. The town is situated alongside Ellesmere (aka ‘the Mere’), among the largest all-natural meres in England outside the Lake District and one of nine glacial meres in the location. (‘antarctic’ indicates that the depression occupied by the plain was the place of a block of ice that persisted at the end of the last Glacial period). These meres are different from those in the Lake District in that they do not have a circulation of water right into them to keep the degree. A synthetic island in the Mere was built in 1812 from soil dug out during the making of the yards at Ellesmere House. This was later on named Moscow Island, as Napoleon was required to retreat from Moscow that year. The Mere has a visitors’ centre and also is prominent with birdwatchers, many of whom visit to see grey herons nesting. There are 8 other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere and also Hanmer Mere. The civil church which makes up the community is Ellesmere Urban; the surrounding church, covering a big backwoods, is Ellesmere Rural.