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.
Bishop's Castle has some unmissable towns nearby like Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
River Clun is a great place to visit close to Bishop's Castle if you like rivers and streams.
Don't miss Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle's castles if visiting the area around Bishop's Castle.
Ruins to visit near Bishop's Castle include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
The area close to Bishop's Castle boasts some of the best villages including Acton Burnell.
Historic Buildings to visit near Bishop's Castle include Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.
Shopping Centres to visit near Bishop's Castle include Telford Centre.
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.”
