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Attingham Hall

Attingham Hall is a grade I listed country house. You will find it 2.4 km north of Cross Houses. Its care is managed by the National Trust.

Photo: Attingham Hall, Wehha (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

2.4 km

north of Cross Houses

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Cross Houses

Just outside Cross Houses

Attingham Hall is 2.4 km north of Cross Houses. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Cross Houses has 2 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

The warmest afternoons in Cross Houses run June to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 4°56 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°75 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 12°60 mm

Sep18° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov11° / 4°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cross Houses, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Cross Houses. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cross Houses’ full climate →

About

Attingham Hall

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages. 40 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Shrewsbury Abbey (5.7 km).

Cross Houses’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 2.4 km north of Cross Houses
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/attingham-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Orange marks Attingham Hall, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Attingham Hall

With 76,013 people, Shrewsbury is the largest of the 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 2.4 km south of it

Cross Houses

825 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Shrewsbury

76,013 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 6.8 km southwest of it

Condover

794 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 7.1 km west of it

Bayston Hill

5,221 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Attingham Hall is	People	Places to visit
Cross Houses	2.4 km south of it	825	7
Shrewsbury	2.7 km northwest of it	76,013	22
Condover	6.8 km southwest of it	794	3
Bayston Hill	7.1 km west of it	5,221	14
Cressage	7.3 km southeast of it	731	6
Acton Burnell	8.1 km south of it	407	2
High Ercall	8.7 km northeast of it	768	0
Dorrington	10 km southwest of it	790	1

Make a day of it

Around Attingham Hall

4 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and a cathedral are among the 40 within 15 km.

Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey5.7 km away 2CastleCastleShrewsbury Castle6.3 km away 3

CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral6.3 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle8.2 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey5.3 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle13 km away 7

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey11 km away 8

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Attingham Hall

Where is Attingham Hall?

Attingham Hall is 2.4 km north of Cross Houses, Shropshire.

What is Attingham Hall?

Grade I listed country house in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Attingham Hall?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Attingham Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Cross Houses, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Attingham Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Attingham Hall?

Within 15 km: Shrewsbury Abbey (5.7 km), Shrewsbury Castle (6.3 km), Shrewsbury Cathedral (6.3 km) and Acton Burnell Castle (8.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Attingham Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buildwas Abbey: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wenlock Priory: Speedbird2064, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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