General Election road trip: Tories set for victory in medieval battleground of Oswestry

Nestled neatly in the top corner of the county, the small market town of Oswestry has seen its fair share bloodshed over the centuries. A strategic defensive point on the border between England and Wales, it became known as a "hot village" when it was burned to the ground by Welsh rebel forces, and in medieval times it constantly changed hands between the warring nations.