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About 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.
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 | Ellesmere, has a lovely 'holiday' atmosphere which gives it an 'away from it all' feel... Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels |
 | This town is named for the famous bridge that spans the River Severn - the world's first Iron Bridge.... Information | Pictures (104) | Hotels |
 | Nestling on the banks of the rivers Corve and Theme Ludlow is a joyous town to visit at any time of year... Information | Pictures (54) | Hotels |
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 | Although crenulated, the spectacular red sandstone ruins of Acton Burnell speak more of a grandiose place of comfort rather than..... Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels |
 | An elegant 18th century mansion with regancy interiors and deer park, Attingham Park is of the great houses of the midlands... Information | Pictures (23) | Hotels |
 | The bleak, heather clad Long Mynd lies to the west Of Church Stretton. It is a long lonely stretch covering some 10 miles in..... Information | Pictures (9) | Hotels |
 | Late in the 12th-century, the wooden fortification built at Clun in the 11th-century was burnt down by the Welsh. The land then..... Information | Pictures (11) | Hotels |
 | Picturesque Hodnet Hall stands on the bank of a small valley, it is a handsome red-brick mansion designed in the 19th-century by..... Information | Pictures (3) | Hotels |
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