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Pictures of Shropshire

Exploring the most picturesque & historic places to visit in the county of Shropshire, England.

About the county of Shropshire

Shropshire is a county situated in the West Midland parts of England and borders Wales. The county town of Shrewsbury, birthplace of Charles Darwin, is a stunning historic town with well over 600 listed buildings to admire and explore. Some of the local attractions include Shrewsbury Abbey, this ancient and yet magnificent Abbey is ranked second only to Canterbury as a favourite destination for pilgrims, Shrewsbury Castle, with its fascinating Regimental Museum and delightful gardens and Rowley's House Museum, which is housed within a timber-framed warehouse and has an adjoining 17th century brick mansion. Other main towns within the county are Ludlow, Oswestry and Telford all of which hold their own individual historical treasures well known to Shropshire.

Recommended Towns & Villages to visit in Shropshire

The Church of St Mary, in Bitterley, South Shropshire.

Bitterley (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Shropshire

Bitterley is an ancient village that is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Buterlei. The village sits beneath the western slopes of Titterstone Clee Hill,.....

Old Town Ludlow

Ludlow (171 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire

Nestling on the banks of the rivers Corve and Theme Ludlow is a joyous town to visit at any time of year...

Overton, Shropshire

Overton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire

Overton lies on a bend of the River Test a short distance from Ludlow...

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Recommended Attractions to visit in Shropshire

Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

This is a beautiful stone-built house of the 16th-century which is set on a rise above the wooded slopes of the meandering River.....

May blooms at Dudmaston

Dudmaston Hall (28 Pictures)

Late 17th-century mansion with art collection, lakeside garden and estate...

Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

Picturesque Hodnet Hall stands on the bank of a small valley, it is a handsome red-brick mansion designed in the 19th-century by.....

Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

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Ironbridge - a historical heritage
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