Pictures of Shropshire

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

Clun (47 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire

Rising at the side of the River Clun from which the town takes its name, this charming little place offers much of interest...

Grinshill (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire

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

Tong (12 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Shropshire

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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Recommended Attractions to visit in Shropshire

Clun Castle (32 Pictures)

Late in the 12th-century, the wooden fortification built at Clun in the 11th-century was burnt down by the Welsh. The land then.....

Titterstone Clee (4 Pictures)

Titterstone Clee Hill is one of the 'Clee Hills' in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offers.....

Whittington Castle (2 Pictures)

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