Forton Heath is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Retail in Forton Heath

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

Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford are some of Forton Heath best towns to visit near Forton Heath.

River Clun is a great place to visit close to Forton Heath if you like rivers and streams.

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

Forton Heath's best nearby ruins can be found at Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Forton Heath is near some unmissable villages like Acton Burnell,

Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell is one of Forton Heath's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Forton Heath.

Forton Heath is near some unmissable shopping centres like Telford Centre,

Forton Heath History

There are some historic monuments around Forton Heath:

• Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit)
• Kynaston's Cave
• Shrawardine castle and settlement remains
• Stanwardine moated site and associated fishpond
• Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange
• Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church
• Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House
• Ringwork and bailey castle 100m north east of Heath Farm
• Length of medieval town wall, sally port and interval tower
• Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad
• Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm
• Harlescott Grange moated site
• Churchyard cross, St Martin's Church
• The Burgs
• Churchyard cross, St John the Baptist's Church
• Little Shrawardine motte and bailey castle
• Shrewsbury Castle
• Remains of tower in Victoria Avenue
• The Berth
• Roman villa at Cruckton
• Tower keep castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church
• Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm
• Motte castle 140m south east of Wilcot Hall
• Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm
• Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall
• Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall
• Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere
• Moated site 320m north east of Petton parish church
• Medieval cross in St Martin's churchyard, Preston Gubbals
• Moated site 480m east of Yeaton Peverey Farm
• Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent
• Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood
• Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent
• Motte 50m south east of St Martin's Church: part of a motte and bailey castle
• Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church