Cruckton is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Cruckton postcode: SY5 8PP

Retail in Cruckton

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

There are a several good towns in the Cruckton area like Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.

Don't miss River Clun's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Cruckton.

Don't miss Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle's castles if visiting the area around Cruckton.

The area around Cruckton boasts some of the best ruins including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Villages to visit near Cruckton include Acton Burnell.

Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell is a great place to visit close to Cruckton if you like historic buildings.

The area close to Cruckton boasts some of the best shopping centres including Telford Centre.

Cruckton History

There are some historic monuments around Cruckton:

• Kynaston's Cave
• Shrawardine castle and settlement remains
• Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church
• Bowl barrow on Cothercott Hill, 420m east of New Leasowes Farm.
• The Burgs
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorgate
• Little Shrawardine motte and bailey castle
• Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent
• Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead on Wilderley Hill, 470m north west of Sallins Cottage
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorflat
• Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall
• Medieval cross in St Martin's churchyard, Preston Gubbals
• Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church
• Motte 50m south east of St Martin's Church: part of a motte and bailey castle
• Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent
• Earl's Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort and an adjacent cross dyke on Pontesford Hill
• Motte castle 140m south east of Wilcot Hall
• Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.
• Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange
• Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm
• Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres
• Ringwork and bailey castle 100m north east of Heath Farm
• Churchyard cross, St Martin's Church
• Snailbeach lead mine
• Moat House moated site and an associated fishpond
• Roman villa at Cruckton
• Moated site 480m east of Yeaton Peverey Farm
• Remains of tower in Victoria Avenue
• Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit)
• Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall
• Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill
• Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall
• Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm
• Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage
• Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm
• Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
• Moat Farm moated site
• Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort on Oak Hill, 600m south east of Crows Nest Farm
• Earthwork E of Bank Farm
• The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm
• Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Length of medieval town wall, sally port and interval tower
• Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Shrewsbury Castle