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View from the Ironbridge

Ironbridge

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)

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

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Ruins of Much Wenlock Priory

Much Wenlock

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction SW)

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Acton Burnell - the Castle and St. Mary's Church

Acton Burnell

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction W)

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

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High Ercall

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

High Ercall, or rather Arkle, as the locals pronounce it, is the very epitome of rural charm...

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Condover

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

A quiet and peaceful place, its pretty properties protected from the traffic that speeds down the main A49, Condover lies seemingly undisturbed by the passage of time...

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Cottages in Tong

Tong

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction E)

Fortunately, this attractive village was saved from the ravages of traffic by the building of the A41 By-Pass which was built around 1966...

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The Old Market Hall, the Square, Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

(10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)

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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Leebotwood

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

Charming village, lying north of Church Stretton within the shadow of the Long Mynd...

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

Claverley

(11.6 miles, 18.7 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...

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St Laurence's Church

Church Stretton

(13.1 miles, 21.1 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.....

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Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall

(1.4 miles, 2.3 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.....

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Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction S)

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The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum

(3.2 miles, 5.2 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.....

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Telford Wonderland

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

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Wroxeter Roman City (Viriconium) in Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NW)

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

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Attingham Park

Attingham Park

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NW)

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

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Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire

Acton Burnell Castle

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction W)

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

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Wilderhope Manor

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

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The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction E)

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at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NW)

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

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