Acton Burnell

Worth seeing in and around Acton Burnell

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Acton Burnell Castle

   Acton Burnell Castle is a 13th-century fortified manor house, located near the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. It is believed that the first Parliament of England at which the Commons were fully represented was held here in 1283.

   400 m · Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Langley Chapel

   Langley Chapel is an Anglican church, built in 1601, 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, and its lack of a chancel, in line both with its small size and Protestant attitudes to worship.

   2.1 km · Grade I listed chapel in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Mary's Church, Acton Burnell

   St Mary's Church is in the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, and stands near the ruins of Acton Burnell Castle. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.

   300 m · church in Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Acton Burnell Hall

   Acton Burnell Hall is a 19th-century country house, now used as a private school, located near the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. This house was built near to the castle in 1814 by the Smythe family.

   400 m · country house in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Pitchford Hall

   Pitchford Hall is a Grade I listed Tudor country house in the village of Pitchford, Shropshire, 6 miles south east of Shrewsbury. It was built c.1560 on the site of a medieval building and has been modified several times since, particularly in the 1870s and 1880s when it was substantially restored, remodelled and extended.

   2.2 km · Grade I listed country house in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Acton Burnell

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Birmingham (BHX), 66 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 81 km · Manchester (MAN), 86 km

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  56 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £7–10
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  91 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · £10–14
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  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £11–15
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