Jubilee beacons to burn across Shropshire

The Shropshire beacons will be part of a network of over 4,000 lit between 10pm – 10.30, by communities and others throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, along with the Commonwealth and UK Overseas Territories.

The Queen will light the UK’s final beacon from the concert stage where a host of stars will perform in her honour at about 10.30pm before a firework display at Buckingham Palace.

Bruno Peek, Pageantmaster of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee beacons, said the number of communities who had registered to hold celebration bonfires was "truly amazing" and easily surpassed the 2,012 they hoped to attract.

Britain has a long history of beacon lighting spanning many hundreds of years. We have celebrated Royal Weddings, Jubilees and Coronations by lighting beacons on village greens, castle battlements, church towers, farms, beaches, front gardens, car parks and mountain tops!

In 1897 beacons were lit nationally to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. In 1977 and 2002 beacons were lit to celebrate The Queen’s Silver and Golden Jubilees.
Shropshire Diamond Jubilee Beacons

North / West Shropshire Jubilee Beacons
- Ash Hall, Ash
- Ellesmere
- Welsh Frankton, Beside St Andrew Church.
- Plas Uchaf Farm, The Racecourse, Oswestry
- Mynydd Myfry, Trefonen, Nr Oswestry
- Llanymynech Golf Course
- Loton Park, Alberbury

Central Shropshire Jubilee Beacons
- The Wrekin (part of the anchor chain of beacons)
- Summit of Grinshill, Clive
- Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury
- Withington Village Green
- Lyth Hill, Lower Car Park, Bayston hill
- Dorrington Village Hall
- Lower Letley Farm, Dorrington

East Shropshire Jubilee Beacons- Cheswardine Playing Fields, Cheswardine
- The Albynes, Nordley
- St Nicholas Church (C of E), Newport
- Ryton Village

South Shropshire Jubilee Beacons
- Cottage Farm, Easthope, Much Wenlock
- Shipton Hall, Shipton
- Summit of Hazler Hill, Church Stretton
- Ragleth Hill
- Acton Scott Church, Tower Yard, Acton Scott
- Long Mynd
- Jackdaw Rocks, Dinchope, Craven Arms, Halford Wood
- Heath Chapel, Heath, Bouldon, Craven Arms
- HPB Norton Farm, Shropshire
- Cuckoo Patch Field, Clunton
- Caer Caradoc, Chapel Lawn
- Nordy Bank, Clee St Margaret
- Burwarton Estates Co Ltd
- Abdon Burf, Shropshire
- Summit of Titterstone, Clee Hill
- Whitcliffe Common, Whitcliffe
- High Meadow Farm, Ashford Carbonel
- Latheley on Greete Whitton, Nash Border