Shire Hall
In Presteigne, Shire Hall is a museum. Our list has one more place within 5 km. Close by, Wigmore Castle is 10 km away.
Museum in Presteigne
Inside Presteigne
Shire Hall is inside Presteigne’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Presteigne.
Shire Hall
Museum.
In Presteigne, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Presteigne
The way to Shire Hall
Shire Hall sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Presteigne’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Shire Hall
From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Presteigne
Norton
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Shire Hall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presteigne | It’s in town | 1,929 | 2 |
| Norton | 2.4 km northwest of it | 377 | 2 |
Worth adding to a visit
Nearby, 14 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle10 km away2
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle9.8 km away3
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle13 km away4
CastleHuntington Castle12 km away5
CastleHopton Castle14 km away6
MuseumKington Museum8.1 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustCwmmau Farmhouse14 km away8MuseumMuseumThe Judge's Lodging100 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Shire Hall
Where is Shire Hall?
Shire Hall is in Presteigne, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Shire Hall?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Shire Hall?
June to September are the warmest months in Presteigne, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Shire Hall?
Within 15 km: Wigmore Castle (10 km), Brampton Bryan Castle (9.8 km), Croft Castle (13 km) and Huntington Castle (12 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 (6)
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kington Museum: Benjamin Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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