Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle is a Town in the county of Shropshire.
There are great places to visit near Bishop's Castle including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.
Towns to visit near Bishop's Castle include Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
The area close to Bishop's Castle boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Clun.
There are a number of castles near Bishop's Castle including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle are great places to visit near Bishop's Castle if you like ruins.
Don't miss Acton Burnell's villages if visiting the area around Bishop's Castle.
Historic Buildings to visit near Bishop's Castle include Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.
Don't miss Telford Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Bishop's Castle.
Bishop's Castle History
There are some historic monuments around Bishop's Castle:
Places to see near Bishop's Castle
History of Bishop's Castle
In 1557 the castle was described as follows: “thirteen rooms covered with lead, a tower on the outer wall on the eastern side containing a stable, and two rooms covered with tiles. There were two other rooms called ‘le new buyldinge’ situated on the outer wall between the building over the gate and the tower called ‘le prison tower’. There was also a dovecote, a garden, a forest and a park.”
