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Recommended Towns & Villages near Acton Burnell

The Town  Square of Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction E)

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Shrewsbury Castle viewed from Laura's Tower, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction N)

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...

A view of Church Stretton, Shropshire.

Church Stretton (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)

Church Stretton is an historic market town in the South Shropshire hills, and the only town in the Shropshire hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - one of Britain's fiinest.....

The little thatched church at Little Stretton, Shropshire

Little Stretton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

Little Stretton lies in a charming rural area a short distance from the old town of Church Stretton...

Ironbridge in Shropshire. October 2005

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

This town is named for the famous bridge that spans the River Severn - the world's first Iron Bridge....

The village of Grinshill, Shropshire, from the cliff of Grinshill

Grinshill (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction N)

The picturesque village of Grinshill is spread beneath Grinshill Hill, an isolated rocky outcrop which rises above the plains of the Severn Valley...

Stokesay Castle in Shropshire

Stokesay (47 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction SW)

The village of Stokesay lies amid the soft rolling fields and wooded valley's of shropshire...

Ludlow Castle

Ludlow (171 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction S)

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

The Bullring with All Saints Church in background. Claverley, Shropshire

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction E)

Claverley is surrounded by agricultural land, a short distance from delightful Bridgenorth, a picturesque town on the banks of the River Severn...

Overton, Shropshire

Overton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction S)

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

The town square in Clun, South Shropshire

Clun (47 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SW)

Rising at the side of the River Clun from which the town takes its name, this charming little place offers much of interest...

Colemere near Ellesmere in Shropshire, UK.

Colemere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction N)

Clolemere is a countryside heritage site with miles of waymarked walks circling over 70 acres of water, woodland and sweet scented meadows...

King's Head Inn

Tenbury Wells (21 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (21.7 miles, 34.8 km, direction S)

The journey from the centre of Worcester to exquisite Tenbury Wells takes you through some of the loveliest countryside in the whole of Worcestershire...

Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction NE)

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...

The mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire

Ellesmere (8 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (21.9 miles, 35.3 km, direction NW)

Ellesmere, has a lovely 'holiday' atmosphere which gives it an 'away from it all' feel...

Bewdley Station

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (23.0 miles, 37.0 km, direction SE)

The graceful arches of the bridge designed by Thomas Telford (1757-1854) are a dominant feature of this lovely old town which nestles on the banks of the River Severn...

Wolverley Church, Wolverley, near Kidderminster (taken from the Canal)

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (23.2 miles, 37.3 km, direction SE)

Wolverley is a charming village at the heart of rural Worcestershire. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, but it is believed a settlement was there long before that...

Kidderminster parish church. August 2006.

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (24.4 miles, 39.3 km, direction SE)

This town was once the carpet capital of England, with carpets from its mills transported to all parts of the world...

Cutnall Green, Worcestershire. July morning from the field at the top of New road hill.

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (30.0 miles, 48.3 km, direction SE)

The village of Cutnall Green lies amidst the rich agricultural landscape of Worcestershire, a short distance away from the old spa town of Droitwich...

Recommended attractions near Acton Burnell

Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire

Acton Burnell Castle (4 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

Although crenulated, the spectacular red sandstone ruins of Acton Burnell speak more of a grandiose place of comfort rather than.....

Wroxeter Roman City (Viriconium) in Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City (9 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NE)

Wroxeter Roman City lies about 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury, here lies the remains of what was the fourth largest town in.....

Attingham Park

Attingham Park (25 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction N)

An elegant 18th century mansion with regancy interiors and deer park, Attingham Park is of the great houses of the.....

Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction E)

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Shrewsbury Abbey. Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Shrewsbury Abbey (5 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)

The site of Shrewsbury Abbey is an ancient one, quite possibly dating back to Saxon times when a wooden church would have stood.....

Dingle Gardens

The Dingle Gardens (17 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NW)

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Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction E)

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Looking towards Church Stretton

Carding Mill Valley & Long Mynd (11 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW)

The bleak, heather clad Long Mynd lies to the west Of Church Stretton. It is a long lonely stretch covering some 10 miles in.....

Shrewsbury Castle

Shrewsbury Castle (19 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction N)

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Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction E)

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.....

at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey (24 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction N)

These magnificent remains of an Augustinian Abbey founded by William Fitzalan in about 1135, occupy a beautiful setting in the.....

View of Long Mynd - Shropshire

The Long Mynd (18 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

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

The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction E)

Blists Hill VICTORIAN TOWN is one of the largest Open Air Museums in Britain. A small Victorian town has been created above 30.....

View out over Stiperstones, Shropshire

Stiperstones (9 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

The Stiperstones lie amongst the magnificent hill scenery of Shropshire and at 1,762 feet are the second highest range in the.....

Moreton Corbet Castle, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

Moreton Corbet Castle (2 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction N)

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A picture of Mickey Miller's Family Play Barn & Maize Maze

Mickey Miller's Family Play Barn & Maize Maze (1 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SW)

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Stokesay Castle in Shropshire

Stokesay Castle (80 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

This extremely attractive building is not a castle in the traditional sense, but rather a fortified manor house and as such is.....

The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction E)

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Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

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

Hawkstone Folly

Hawkstone Park (14 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction N)

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