Crossgreen

Worth seeing in and around Crossgreen

10 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
   Shrewsbury Castle

   Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed.

   3.9 km · medieval castle in Shrewsbury, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury

   St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury is traditionally understood to have been founded in Saxon times. King Offa, who reigned in Mercia from 757 to 796 AD, is believed to have founded the church, though it is possible it has an earlier foundation even than that.

   4 km · church in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Q2412935

   The Mount is the Georgian house in Shrewsbury, England where Charles Darwin was born.

   3.3 km · Georgian house in Shrewsbury, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Fitz Manor

   Fitz Manor is a manor house in the village of Fitz near Montford Bridge, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.1 km · country house in Pimhill, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary Magdalene's Church, Battlefield

   St Mary Magdalene's Church is in the village of Battlefield, Shropshire, England, dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. It was built on the site of the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury between Henry IV and Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and was originally intended as a chantry, a place of intercession and commemoration for those killed in the fighting.

   3.8 km · church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Quantum Leap

   The Quantum Leap is a sculpture situated on the bank of the River Severn in a park in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It was created to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of evolutionist Charles Darwin, who was born in the town in 1809.

   3.6 km · celebratory sculpture in Shrewsbury · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Albrighton Hall

   Albrighton Hall near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, is a house which is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England. It was built in 1630 for the Ireland family and remained in this family for the next five generations until 1804.

   2.8 km · house in Albrighton, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Martin's Church, Preston Gubbals

   St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Preston Gubbals, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   3.8 km · church in Preston Gubbals, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Castle Walk Footbridge

   Castle Walk Footbridge spans the River Severn in Shrewsbury, England, and was the first prestressed concrete bridge in Shropshire. The footbridge was completed in November 1951, and built using balanced cantilever construction, with two cantilever sections and a central suspended span.

   3.9 km · bridge in Shrewsbury, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Shrewsbury Library

    Shrewsbury Library is housed in a Grade I listed building situated on Castle Gates near Shrewsbury Castle. The site was the home of Shrewsbury School from 1550 until 1882.

    3.8 km · public library in Shrewsbury · Wikipedia

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Getting to Crossgreen

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 66 km · Manchester (MAN), 75 km · Birmingham (BHX), 77 km

Stations

Shrewsbury railway station, 3.8 km

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