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Acton Burnell Castle
Acton Burnell CastleActon Burnell
Shrewsbury SY5 7PF
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English Heritage. The remains of a fortified manor house built in the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Chancellor of England and close friend of King Edward the First. The King was a regular visitor and it is said that he convened one of the first English Parliaments here in 1263.
Boscobel House and the Royal Oak
Boscobel House and the Royal Oak Brewood
Bishops Wood
Nr Shifnal ST19 9AR
Tel: 01902 850244
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Web: www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak/
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English Heritage - King Charles II hid in the house and the nearby Royal Oak to avoid capture by Cromwell's troops.
Buildwas Abbey
Buildwas AbbeyBuildwas
Ironbridge TF87 BW
Tel: 01952 433274
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English Heritage. Cistercian Abbey ruins in beautiful location by the River Severn.
Clun Castle
Clun CastleClun SY7 8JA
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This ruined Borderland castle, is perched high on two ice age mounds overlooking the South Shropshire town of Clun.
Haughmond Abbey
Haughmond AbbeyUpton Magna
Shrewsbury SY4 4RV
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English Heritage - Extensive remains of 12th century Augustinian Abbey
Lilleshall Abbey
Lilleshall AbbeyNear Newport
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Extensive ruins of abbey of Augustinian canons, including remains of the 12th and 13th-century church and the cloister buildings.
Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle
Mitchell's Fold Stone CircleNr Bishops Castle
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English Heritage: bronze-age stone circle located in a dramatic moorland setting in South Shropshire near to Bishops Castle.
Moreton Corbet Castle
Moreton Corbet Castle Near Shrewsbury
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Picturesque remains of an 11th Century castle and an Elizabethan mansion house - English Heritage
Stokesay Castle
Stokesay CastleCraven Arms SY7 9AH
Tel: 01588 672544
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English Heritage. Beautiful perfectly preserved 13th-century fortified manor house - the best example of its type in England.
Wenlock Priory
Wenlock PrioryMuch Wenlock
Tel: 01952 727466
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English Heritage - Beautiful remains of large Cluniac Priory
White Ladies Priory
White Ladies Priory Near Shifnal
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English Heritage - The ruins of a late 12th -century church of the small priory of Augustinian canonesses. Located halfway between the A41 and A5 north of Albrighton
Wroxeter Roman City
Wroxeter Roman CityWroxeter
Shrewsbury SY5 6PH
Tel: 01743 761330
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Roman name "Viroconium", the excavated remains of the second largest Roman city in Britain. Impressive ruins include 2nd century baths and remains of a huge gateway. A replica Roman Town House is now open at Wroxeter, built as part of Channel 4’s entertaining TV series ‘Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day’.

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