Eccleshall
Eccleshall is a Town in the county of Staffordshire.
There are great places to visit near Eccleshall including some great caves, cities, towns, villages, castles, historic buildings, ancient sites, lakes, roman sites, hills and country parks.
Thors Cave is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like caves.
Stoke-on-Trent, and Lichfield are great places to visit near Eccleshall if you like cities.
Kidsgrove, Tamworth, Rugeley, Burntwood, Leek, and Cannock are some of Eccleshall best towns to visit near Eccleshall.
Mow Cop is one of Eccleshall's best, nearby villages to visit in Eccleshall.
Mow Cop Castle, and Tamworth Castle are some of Eccleshall best castles to visit near Eccleshall.
There are a number of historic buildings near Eccleshall including St Editha's Parish Church, and Tamworth Castle.
Ancient Sites to visit near Eccleshall include Castle Ring.
The area close to Eccleshall boasts some of the best lakes including Blithfield Reservoir.
There are a several good roman sites in the area around Eccleshall like Wall Roman Site.
Places near Eccleshall feature a number of interesting hills including The Roaches.
The area close to Eccleshall boasts some of the best country parks including Cannock Chase.
Eccleshall History
There are some historic monuments around Eccleshall:
Places to see near Eccleshall
History of Eccleshall
However the ruins which exist today are those a later castle built in 1305 by Bishop William Langton, a friend of King Edward I and later Chancellor of England. This was the great era of castle building and he built an imposing fortress with four corner towers and a wide moat. Eccleshall castle briefly played a part in the War of the Roses, when it was used as a base for the Lancastrian Queen Margaret of Anjou and her troops before and after her defeat at the Battle of Blore Heath in 1459.
