Hanwood is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Hanwood postcode: SY5 8RA

Retail in Hanwood

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

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near Hanwood include River Clun.

Hanwood's best nearby castles can be found at Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the Hanwood area like Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Acton Burnell is one of Hanwood's best, nearby villages to visit in Hanwood.

Places near Hanwood feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Telford Centre.

Don't miss Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell's historic buildings if visiting the area around Hanwood.

Hanwood History

There are some historic monuments around Hanwood:

• Kynaston's Cave
• Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall
• Moat Farm moated site
• Churchyard cross, St Martin's Church
• Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm
• Length of medieval town wall, sally port and interval tower
• Harlescott Grange moated site
• Hilltop enclosure and hut circle on the northern end of The Lawley, 250m north of Blackhurst Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall
• Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm
• Earl's Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort and an adjacent cross dyke on Pontesford Hill
• Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorgate
• Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad
• Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church
• Shrawardine castle and settlement remains
• Motte 50m south east of St Martin's Church: part of a motte and bailey castle
• Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange
• Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church
• Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood
• Bowl barrow on Cothercott Hill, 420m east of New Leasowes Farm.
• Medieval cross in St Martin's churchyard, Preston Gubbals
• Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church
• Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Castle Bank motte and bailey castle, 150m north west of Woolstaston Hall.
• Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent
• Motte castle 140m south east of Wilcot Hall
• The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead on Wilderley Hill, 470m north west of Sallins Cottage
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorflat
• Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm
• Little Shrawardine motte and bailey castle
• Ringwork and bailey castle 100m north east of Heath Farm
• Remains of tower in Victoria Avenue
• Roman villa at Cruckton
• Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit)
• Moated site 480m east of Yeaton Peverey Farm
• The Burgs
• Earthwork E of Bank Farm
• Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
• Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage
• Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall
• Moat House moated site and an associated fishpond
• Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Shrewsbury Castle
• Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.
• Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere
• Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort