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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

This is the Tudor House Inn in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire

Market Drayton is famous as the home of Gingerbread, and as the birthplace of Robert Clive - Clive of India, he was educated at the Grammar School, founded in 1558, and his desk bearing his carved initials is still preserved...

Shrewsbury - Wyle Cop

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire

Shrewsbury is a wonderfully atmospheric town which beguiles the visitor with sights of bygone centuries and much a great charm is to be found in its narrow streets and medieval buildings...

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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...

The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

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View of Long Mynd - Shropshire

The Long Mynd (18 Pictures)

The Long Mynd (meaning "Long Mountain") is a 7 mile long heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire hills and.....

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Ironbridge - a historical heritage
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