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Boscobel House

Boscobel House (grid reference SJ837082), in the parish of Boscobel on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border, near Wolverhampton and Albrighton, England, was built around 1632, when landowner John Giffard of White Ladies Priory converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge. Boscobel House became one of the most evocative sites in the English historical imagination. It was at this property that Charles II hid in a tree to escape discovery by Parliamentary soldiers after the Battle of Worcester. See also the article on Escape of Charles II. It is a Grade II* listed building and has several other listed features. It is under the care of English Heritage…

Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey is located along the banks of the River Severn in Buildwas, Shropshire, England, about two miles west of Ironbridge…

Cantlop Bridge

To the north of the village there is a cast iron single span bridge (Cantlop Bridge), designed by Thomas Telford[citation needed]. Originally a road bridge to cross the Cound Brook, it now remains just as a historic monument. A small layby nearby allows access by the public…

Clun Castle

Clun Castle is a ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire (grid reference SO298809). It is owned by the Duke of Norfolk (who also holds the title of Baron Clun) and is managed by English Heritage…

Haughmond Abbey

Haughmond Abbey at Haughmond Hill in Shropshire, otherwise known as the Abbey of Saint John the Evangelist, was founded in about 1100 AD. A statue of St John with his emblem can be found carved into the arches of the chapter house. His image also appeared on the Abbey’s great seal…

Iron Bridge

The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn at the Ironbridge Gorge, by the village of Ironbridge, in Shropshire, England. It was the first arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron, a material which was previously far too expensive to use for large structures. However, a new blast furnace nearby lowered the cost and so encouraged local engineers and architects to solve a long-standing problem of a crossing over the river…

Langley Chapel

Langley Chapel is a 17th century Anglican parish church, located in a remote area approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. It is now in the care of English Heritage, and is notable for having a complete set of original 17th century wooden furniture. It is a Grade I listed building…

Lilleshall Abbey

Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting. Much of the church survives, unusually viewable from gallery level, along with the lavishly sculpted processional door and other cloister buildings…

Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle

Mitchell’s Fold (sometimes called Medgel’s Fold) is a Bronze Age stone circle in South-West Shropshire, located on dry heathland at the south-west end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft (330m) o.d…

Moreton Corbet Castle

Moreton Corbet Castle is an English Heritage property located near the village of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The ruins are from two different eras: a medieval stronghold and an Elizabethan era manor house. The buildings have been out of use since the 18th century…