Acton Burnell is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Retail in Acton Burnell

There are great places to visit near Acton Burnell including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.

The area around Acton Burnell boasts some of the best towns including Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.

The area close to Acton Burnell boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Clun.

Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle are some of Acton Burnell best castles to visit near Acton Burnell.

Acton Burnell has some unmissable ruins nearby like Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Villages to visit near Acton Burnell include Acton Burnell.

Historic Buildings to visit near Acton Burnell include Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.

Telford Centre is one of Acton Burnell's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Acton Burnell.

Acton Burnell History

There are some historic monuments around Acton Burnell:

• Moated site and a fishpond 160m and 280m south of The Farm, Charlton
• Hilltop enclosure and hut circle on the northern end of The Lawley, 250m north of Blackhurst Farm
• Caer Caradoc large multivallate hillfort, associated causeway and Caractacus' Cave on the summit of Caer Caradoc Hill
• Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit)
• Motte and bailey castle 200m east of Brockton Farm
• Earthwork E of Bank Farm
• Shrewsbury Castle
• Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent
• Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church
• Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.
• Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm
• Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
• Moat House moated site and an associated fishpond
• Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm
• Abutment of Roman bridge at Radnor Bridge
• The Burgs
• The Ditches (or Larden Ditches) in Mogg Forest
• Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere
• Site of Roman town of Wroxeter (Viroconium)
• Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church
• Acton Burnell Castle, a moated site with chamber block and tithe barn
• Langley Hall moated site and Langley Chapel
• Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House
• Length of medieval town wall, sally port and interval tower
• Wroxeter Roman fort
• Remains of tower in Victoria Avenue
• Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent
• Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad
• Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains, a post-medieval formal garden and pond bays 600m south east of Court Farm, Gretton
• Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood
• Site discovered by aerial photography