Shorthill is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Shorthill postcode: SY5 8JD

Retail in Shorthill

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

Towns to visit near Shorthill include Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Shorthill include River Clun.

Castles to visit near Shorthill include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle are some of Shorthill best ruins to visit near Shorthill.

Acton Burnell is a great place to visit close to Shorthill if you like villages.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Shorthill including Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.

Shopping Centres to visit near Shorthill include Telford Centre.

Shorthill History

There are some historic monuments around Shorthill:

• Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent
• Cross-dyke on Ratlinghope Hill, 740m north of Brow Farm
• Earl's Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort and an adjacent cross dyke on Pontesford Hill
• Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall
• Bowl barrow 320m north east of Upper Darnford
• Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church
• Round cairn on Stiperstones, 350m SSW of the Devil's Chair
• Ringwork and bailey castle 100m north east of Heath Farm
• Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm
• Shrewsbury Castle
• Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres
• Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.
• Moated site 480m east of Yeaton Peverey Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead on Wilderley Hill, 470m north west of Sallins Cottage
• Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange
• Kynaston's Cave
• Moat Farm moated site
• Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent
• Round cairn 38m NE of OS triangulation pillar on Manstone Rock
• Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
• The Burgs
• Castle Bank motte and bailey castle, 150m north west of Woolstaston Hall.
• Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall
• Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad
• Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill
• Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm
• Ratlinghope Hill camp: a slight univallate hillfort, 600m north east of Brow Farm
• Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm
• The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm
• Earthwork E of Bank Farm
• Remains of tower in Victoria Avenue
• Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort on Oak Hill, 600m south east of Crows Nest Farm
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorflat
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorgate
• Little Shrawardine motte and bailey castle
• Round cairn on Stiperstones, 150m south of Manstone Rock.
• Castle Ring: a slight univallate hillfort on Stitt Hill, 450m south east of Stitt Cottages
• Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage
• Tor cairn on Stiperstones, 130m SSE of Manstone Rock.
• Bowl barrow 640m north west of Lower Darnford
• Snailbeach lead mine
• Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Length of medieval town wall, sally port and interval tower
• Bowl barrow on Cothercott Hill, 420m east of New Leasowes Farm.
• Roman villa at Cruckton
• Motte castle 140m south east of Wilcot Hall
• Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church
• Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog Cottage
• Shrawardine castle and settlement remains