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Margate in the evening light. Kent. April 2006

Margate

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

Pictures of Shropshire

Exploring the most picturesque & historic places to visit in the county of Shropshire, England.

About the county of Shropshire

Shropshire is a county situated in the West Midland parts of England and borders Wales. The county town of Shrewsbury, birthplace of Charles Darwin, is a stunning historic town with well over 600 listed buildings to admire and explore. Some of the local attractions include Shrewsbury Abbey, this ancient and yet magnificent Abbey is ranked second only to Canterbury as a favourite destination for pilgrims, Shrewsbury Castle, with its fascinating Regimental Museum and delightful gardens and Rowley's House Museum, which is housed within a timber-framed warehouse and has an adjoining 17th century brick mansion. Other main towns within the county are Ludlow, Oswestry and Telford all of which hold their own individual historical treasures well known to Shropshire.

Recommended Towns & Villages to visit in Shropshire

The Church of St Mary, in Bitterley, South Shropshire.

Bitterley (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Shropshire

Bitterley is an ancient village that is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Buterlei. The village sits beneath the western slopes of Titterstone Clee Hill,.....

View from the Ironbridge

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire

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

The little thatched church at Little Stretton, Shropshire

Little Stretton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire

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

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May blooms at Dudmaston

Dudmaston Hall (28 Pictures)

Late 17th-century mansion with art collection, lakeside garden and estate...

A step back in time!

Ludlow Castle (44 Pictures)

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Stokesay Castle in Shropshire

Stokesay Castle (80 Pictures)

This extremely attractive building is not a castle in the traditional sense, but rather a fortified manor house and as such is.....

Dingle Gardens

The Dingle Gardens (17 Pictures)

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Ironbridge - a historical heritage
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