English Heritage sites near Hordley Parish
OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT
6 miles from Hordley Parish
The huge hillfort at Old Oswestry was probably the stronghold and principal settlement of an Iron Age tribe, with its 40 acres protected by formidable ramparts.
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
11 miles from Hordley Parish
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
12 miles from Hordley Parish
Extensive remains of Augustinian abbey, including abbots' quarters, refectory & cloister. Chapter house frontage with 12th & 14th century carving & statuary, timber roof c.1500. Displays, picnic area.
CANTLOP BRIDGE
16 miles from Hordley Parish
Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
16 miles from Hordley Parish
Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium' ) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
19 miles from Hordley Parish
Twice the home of parliaments, this red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house was built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor.
Churches in Hordley Parish
Hordley S.Mary the Virgin
Hordley
Ellesmere
Shrewsbury
(01939) 260305
http://allsaintsbaschurch.com
The simple but pretty Norman built church dates back to at least 1160. Recent information suggests it may be as early as 1109. At St. Mary's we enjoy the beauty and simplicity of traditional worship in the middle of the Shropshire countryside.
You can be certain of a warm welcome when you visit us and those who join us tend to form long lasting relationships of support.
No churches found in Hordley Parish