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Recommended Towns & Villages near Grinshill

The Old Market Hall, The Square, Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction S)

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...

Autumn at Colemere near Ellesmere, Shropshire

Colemere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW)

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

The mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire

Ellesmere (8 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

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

St. Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 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...

After the Service

Acton Burnell (16 Pictures)

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

Interestingly, Acton Burnell has connections with America that go back to the stirring days of the Declaration of Independence in 1776...

The Shroppie Fly.  Canal-side pub in Audlem.

Audlem (3 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE)

A walk around the village reveals pleasant black and white timber framed properties, delightful cottages, and buildings of the Victorian era when the canal system and railways came to the area...

View from the bridge towards the power station

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction SE)

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

Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock in Shropshire

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction SE)

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Saint Ediths Church, Shocklach, Cheshire

Shocklach (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction N)

Shocklach is a small rural hamlet set beside a tributary of the River Dee between Wrexham and Nantwich. It is a lovely agricultural area of quiet lanes stringing together pretty.....

Carding mill valley, Shropshire

Church Stretton (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction S)

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.....

Hospital Street, Nantwich, Cheshire

Nantwich (36 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction NE)

Today, Nantwich is a busy bustling place of business and commerce that still manages to retain its unique 'Elizabethan' flavour...

The front of the little thatched church at Little Stretton, Shropshire

Little Stretton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction S)

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

Oakhanger Mere,

Crewe (4 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (23.2 miles, 37.4 km, direction NE)

Crewe has always been associated with its great railway junction, and it is from this point in the "hey-day" of rail travel that Crew began to prosper...

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction SE)

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

Mow Cop Castle, Staffordshire

Mow Cop (15 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (29.4 miles, 47.3 km, direction NE)

The sheer scale of the height of this village with the quaint sounding name has made it famous, for it is believed that on a clear day the hill is visible to no less than five counties...

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Moreton Corbet Castle, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

Moreton Corbet Castle (2 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction E)

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at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey (24 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)

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

Hawkstone Folly

Hawkstone Park (14 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NE)

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Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NE)

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

Shrewsbury Castle

Shrewsbury Castle (19 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction S)

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Shrewsbury Abbey. Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Shrewsbury Abbey (5 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

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)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction S)

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Attingham Park

Attingham Park (25 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction S)

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

Wroxeter Roman City (Viriconium) in Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City (9 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

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

Gatehouse at Whittington Castle

Whittington Castle (2 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)

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Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire

Acton Burnell Castle (4 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction S)

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

Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

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Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

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.....

Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction SE)

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The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SE)

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

Cholmondeley Castle. A soldiers view in 1940. Tim Croft.

Cholmondeley Castle (19 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

The village of Cholmondeley is famous for its fascinating, romantic castle, built in 1801 in the Gothic style. Built as the seat.....

Chirk Castle Gardens, near Wrexham

Chirk Castle (16 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)

This magnificent building is the last of the great Welsh castles built by Edward I that is still lived in today. It was begun in.....

View out over Stiperstones, Shropshire

Stiperstones (9 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction SW)

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

Looking towards Church Stretton

Carding Mill Valley & Long Mynd (11 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction S)

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

View of Long Mynd - Shropshire

The Long Mynd (18 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction S)

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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