Cathedral · Shrewsbury · Shropshire

Shrewsbury Cathedral

Shrewsbury Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury. Officially, it is a Grade II* listed building. Within 15 km there are 27 more places to visit, starting with Shrewsbury Abbey (700 m).

Photo: Shrewsbury Cathedral, Fountain Posters (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Shrewsbury

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Cathedral in Shrewsbury

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Cathedral is inside Shrewsbury’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Shrewsbury has 764 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

Weather, month by month

From June to September, Shrewsbury sees highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 4°43 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°56 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug21° / 12°54 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 7°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 2°69 mm

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

About

Shrewsbury Cathedral

Its story is told in 11 languages on Wikipedia.

Shrewsbury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Shrewsbury
Official site: shrewsburycathedral.org

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

The map

Locating Shrewsbury Cathedral

Find Shrewsbury Cathedral in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Shrewsbury Cathedral

With 76,013 people, Shrewsbury is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Shrewsbury

76,013 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 3.1 km south of it

Bayston Hill

5,221 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 4.2 km southwest of it

Hanwood

1,257 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 6.2 km south of it

Condover

794 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shrewsbury Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Shrewsbury	It’s in town	76,013	22
Bayston Hill	3.1 km south of it	5,221	14
Hanwood	4.2 km southwest of it	1,257	11
Condover	6.2 km south of it	794	3
Cross Houses	6.7 km southeast of it	825	7
Bomere Heath	7.5 km north of it	1,364	2
Longden	7.7 km southwest of it	356	0
Ford	7.8 km west of it	693	0

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 historic houses.

Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey700 m away 2CastleCastleShrewsbury Castle700 m away 3

Fort · National TrustTown Walls Tower100 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey5.8 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustAttingham Hall6.3 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle11 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle13 km away 8

Historic houseLongner Hall3.9 km away

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

Planning a visit to Shrewsbury Cathedral

Where is Shrewsbury Cathedral?

Shrewsbury Cathedral is in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Shrewsbury Cathedral?

Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England.

When is the best time to visit Shrewsbury Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Shrewsbury, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Shrewsbury Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Shrewsbury Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Shrewsbury Abbey (700 m), Shrewsbury Castle (700 m), Town Walls Tower (100 m) and Haughmond Abbey (5.8 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)

Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Town Walls Tower: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Attingham Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longner Hall: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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