English Heritage sites near Leintwardine Parish
WIGMORE CASTLE
4 miles from Leintwardine Parish
One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.
STOKESAY CASTLE
4 miles from Leintwardine Parish
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
CLUN CASTLE
8 miles from Leintwardine Parish
11th century Welsh Border castle with dramatic riverside location and extensive earthworks built to proclaim Norman dominance. Tall 13th century keep is unusually set on the side of its mound.
MITCHELL'S FOLD STONE CIRCLE
16 miles from Leintwardine Parish
A Bronze Age stone circle, the focus of many legends, set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
18 miles from Leintwardine Parish
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
19 miles from Leintwardine 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.
No churches found in Leintwardine Parish
Pubs in Leintwardine Parish
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