Offa's Dyke, ancient entrenchment of W England and E Wales, from the Dee estuary to near the estuary of the Wye River. It was built in the 8th cent. by Offa, king of Mercia Mercia , one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, consisting generally of the region of the Midlands. It was settled by Angles c.500, probably first along the Trent valley.
..... Click the link for more information. , as a barrier against the Welsh and lies mainly along the England-Wales boundary. Watt's Dyke, a similar work, roughly parallels a section of Offa's at a distance of c.2 mi (3.2 km). Parts of the dikes are well preserved.

Offa's Dyke

Earthwork in western England. It stretches 169 mi (270 km) from the River Severn near Chepstow to the seaward end of the River Dee's estuary. It was built by Offa of Mercia to fortify the boundary between his kingdom and the lands of the Welsh; for centuries it marked the England-Wales boundary. It consisted of a plain bank (in places some 60 ft [18 m] high) and a ditch (12 ft [3.7 m] deep). Many sections remain, and a walking path now runs its length.

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No references found	Wrexham County Borough Council's Parks, Countryside and Rights of Way staff have just completed work to enable the section of Offa's Dyke National Trail passing through Wrexham to become stile free. Famous trail gets improved access by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Byline: JONATHAN GURLING EARLIER this summer I took off for a couple of weeks to walk the Offa's Dyke Path. Positive boundaries by Birmingham Mail (England) Their topics include partnerships with people who use services and carers, social work and older people west of Offa's Dyke, the relevance of the social pedagogue, leadership and management, and employment perspectives and learning organizations. Post-qualifying social work practice by Reference & Research Book News	off-line off-line cipher off-line computer off-line equipment off-line mode off-line operation off-line processing off-line storage off-line unit off-line world off-net off-peak off-premise extension off-reef facies off-road off-road vehicle off-roader off-side rule off-site backup off-site facility off-the-road equipment off-the-road hauling off-the-shelf off-white Offa Offa's Dyke Offaly offbeat offboard offboarding Offenbach Offenbach am Main Offenbach, Jacques Offenbach, Jacques Levy offence offense against the sine condition Offensive offensive grenade Offer offering offertory offertory window offhand grinding Offiah office Office 10 Office 11 Office 12 Office 13 Office 14 Office 2007	off-the-shelf off-the-shelf item Off-the-Shelf Option off-the-shoulder off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall Off-topic forum off-track off-track betting off-track betting Off-Track Standardbred Off-Track Wagering Off-Vehicle Charging Off-Vertical Axis Rotation off-white off-white Off-world Resource Base Off-year election Off-year elections OFF/C Offa Offa Offa Offa Offa's Dike Offa's Dike Offa's Dyke offal offal offals offals Offaly Offaly Offaly Offaly Anti-War Movement Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society Offas Dyke Offas Dyke offbeat offbeat offbeat Offbeat Bride Offbeat Bride Tribe offbeats offbeats offbeats Offboard Offboard Deception Devices System Offboard Mission Support Offboard Targeting Experiments offboarding offc OFFCPM OFFCPM CAPR Offcut Offcuts OFFD

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Wrexham County Borough Council's Parks, Countryside and Rights of Way staff have just completed work to enable the section of Offa's Dyke National Trail passing through Wrexham to become stile free.

Famous trail gets improved access by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Byline: JONATHAN GURLING EARLIER this summer I took off for a couple of weeks to walk the Offa's Dyke Path.

Positive boundaries by Birmingham Mail (England)

Their topics include partnerships with people who use services and carers, social work and older people west of Offa's Dyke, the relevance of the social pedagogue, leadership and management, and employment perspectives and learning organizations.

Post-qualifying social work practice by Reference & Research Book News