Shropshire birthplace of war poet Wilfred Owen up for sale

Owen, who was born at Plas Wilmot, Weston Lane, Oswestry in 1893, although his family moved to Birkenhead four years later, before returning to Shropshire.

Plas Wilmot was awarded Grade II listed status in 2012 and land on the estate has previously been at the centre of a planning row.

It has been in the hands of the same family for more than 40 years, but has been put on the market for £625,000.

Built in the early 19th century, the property is described by estate agent Savills as "charming villa" on the edge of Oswestry.

Owen died in November 1918, just days before the end of World War One.

His poems, including Dulce Et Decorum Est, Anthem for Doomed Youth and Strange Meeting came to define the horrors of trench warfare.

In its description Savills say: "A historically important Grade II listed house on the edge of Oswestry with beautiful gardens, the birthplace of Wilfred Owen.

"It comprises six bedrooms, three reception rooms, garden room, games room, kitchen, study, utility area, pantry, store rooms, cellar, wc, outbuildings and traditional gardens."

It adds: "In 1829, a gentleman joiner from Oswestry, by the name of Edward Salter began building Plas Wilmot – a charming villa, on the edge of his native town.

"In 1842 the house passed to his eldest daughter Mary Salter, who married Edward Shaw, the son of a local farmer.

"Plas Wilmot came into its own as a family home during this time, and was considerably enlarged and altered, to accommodate Edward and Mary Shaw, their four children, a governess, a cook and a housemaid.

"In 1891 the Salters' third daughter Susan married local railway man Tom Owen, and they too joined the household.

"Their son, Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (later known throughout the world as the First World War poet, Wilfred Owen), was born under the coved ceiling of the main bedroom, his grandfather's room, on March 18, 1893."