Recommended Towns & Villages near Ironbridge

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW)

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Acton Burnell (16 Pictures)

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

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (9.7 miles, 15.6 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...

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 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...

Church Stretton (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 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.....

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)

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Grinshill (3 Pictures)

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

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

Little Stretton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

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

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (17.8 miles, 28.6 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...

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction SE)

Within the vast urban sprawl that surrounds Birmingham, otherwise known as the City of a Thousand Trades, lies the once great centre for crystal glassware, Stourbridge...

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction SE)

Dudley is a market town, it was granted its market charter in the 13th century, since then the lively outdoor market has been a focal point which has drawn regular visitors to the town...

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction S)

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...

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction N)

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...

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (19.2 miles, 31.0 km, direction SE)

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

Stafford (55 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction NE)

Set in a landscape of contrasts with constantly changing scenery from the Royal hunting forests of Cannock Chase to the breweries of Burton, it is pleasurable to come across the.....

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (19.5 miles, 31.5 km, direction E)

Think of Cannock and nearly always there springs to life a vision of the wonderful landscape of Cannock Chase, originally a giant "Royal Forest" gradually reduced in size and grazed by numerous flocks of sheep until the turn of the 20th century...

Stokesay (47 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction SW)

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

Ludlow (171 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction SW)

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

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (22.0 miles, 35.3 km, direction SE)

For several centuries Halesowen was a farming region and despite the spread of urban sprawl the region still has nearby open beauty spots...

Overton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction SW)

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

Recommended attractions near Ironbridge

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(1.1 miles, 1.7 km)

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

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction SW)

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.....

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction W)

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Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SW)

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Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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Wroxeter Roman City (9 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 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.....

Acton Burnell Castle (4 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

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

Attingham Park (25 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction NW)

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

Weston Park (5 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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Haughmond Abbey (24 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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

Shrewsbury Abbey (5 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction NW)

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

The Dingle Gardens (17 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

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Shrewsbury Castle (19 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)

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Moreton Corbet Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction NW)

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Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction E)

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Carding Mill Valley & Long Mynd (11 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)

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

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 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 Park (14 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction N)

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The Long Mynd (18 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction W)

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

Stafford Castle (10 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction NE)

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