All Places in ‘Shropshire English Heritage Sites’

English Heritage – The ruins of a late 12th -century church of the small priory of Augustinian canonesses. Located halfway between the A41 and A5 north of Albrighton

English Heritage. Beautiful perfectly preserved 13th-century fortified manor house – the best example of its type in England. Set in the stunning south Shropshire countryside.

English Heritage. Magnificent remains of large Cluniac Priory in a beautiful setting close to Much Wenlock Town Centre. Audio tours available.

The focus of many local legends, Mitchell’s Fold is a bronze-age stone circle located in a dramatic moorland setting in South Shropshire near to Bishops Castle. English Heritage.

English Heritage – King Charles II hid in the house and the nearby Royal Oak to avoid capture by Cromwell’s troops.

The picturesque remains of an 11th Century castle and an Elizabethan mansion house. This is an English Heritage site, free admission.

Roman name “Viroconium”, the excavated remains of the second largest Roman city in Britain. Impressive ruins include 2nd century baths and remains of a huge gateway. A replica Roman Town House is now open at Wroxeter, built as part of Channel 4’s entertaining TV series ‘Rome Wasn’t Built in a Read more [...]

English Heritage. Cistercian Abbey ruins in beautiful location by the River Severn. The remains are among some of the best preserved 12th century examples of a Cistercian church and are largely complete and unaltered since its original construction, although it is now without its roof.

English Heritage’s Langley Chapel was constructed in 1601 and located in a remote part of Shropshire near to the village of Acton Burnell. It is  is notable for having a complete set of original 17th-century wooden furniture, and its lack of a chancel.

English Heritage. The remains of a fortified manor house built in the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Chancellor of England and close friend of King Edward the First. The King was a regular visitor and it is said that he convened one of the first English Parliaments here in 1263. Read more [...]

English Heritage site. Ruins of an Augustinian abbey, including remains of the 12th and 13th-century church and the cloister buildings. It was severely damaged during the English Civil War but you can still view the extensive remains. Free admission.

English Heritage – Extensive remains of 12th century Augustinian Abbey.

English Heritage site. The dramatic remains of a Norman borderland castle perched high on two ice age mounds overlooking the South Shropshire town of Clun. Free entry.

English Heritage Castle & woodland park located near Tarporley in Cheshire