Shrewsbury is a Town in the county of Shropshire.
There are great places to visit near Shrewsbury including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.
There are a several good towns in the Shrewsbury area like Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Shrewsbury like River Clun.
Shrewsbury has some unmissable castles nearby like Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Shrewsbury's best nearby ruins can be found at Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Acton Burnell is a great place to visit close to Shrewsbury if you like villages.
Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell is one of Shrewsbury's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Shrewsbury.
Shopping Centres to visit near Shrewsbury include Telford Centre.
Shrewsbury History
There are some historic monuments around Shrewsbury:
Places to see near Shrewsbury
History of Shrewsbury
The town was the early capital of the Kingdom of Powys, known to the ancient Britons as Pengwern, signifying “the alder hill”; and in Old English as Scrobbesburh (dative Scrobbesbyrig), which may mean either “Scrobb’s fort” or “the fortified place in the bushes”. This name gradually evolved in three directions, into Sciropscire, which became Shropshire; into Sloppesberie, which became Salop / Salopia (an alternative name for both town and county), and into Schrosberie, which eventually became the town’s name, Shrewsbury. Its later Welsh name Amwythig means “fortified place”.
