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Market Drayton

This is a small market town on the Shropshire Union Canal close to the Welsh border. Gingerbread has been baked here for more than 200 years, using a traditional and closely guarded recipe.

Swans on the Shropshire Union Canal at Talbot Wharf, Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Swans on the Shropshire Union Canal at Talbot Wharf, Market Drayton, Shropshire.

A narrowboat negotiates Adderley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire.

A narrowboat negotiates Adderley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire.

Narrowboat on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, north Shropshire.

Narrowboat on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, north Shropshire.

A narrowboat negotiates Adderley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire.

A narrowboat negotiates Adderley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire.

A mallard beside the Shropshire Union Canal at Adderley, Shropshire.

A mallard beside the Shropshire Union Canal at Adderley, Shropshire.

St Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.

St Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.

Canal boats and homes reflected in the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.

Canal boats and homes reflected in the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.

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