Town Walls Tower
Town Walls Tower is a tower in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust. Look also at Shrewsbury Abbey, 800 m away, first of 27 more within 15 km.
Fort in Shrewsbury
Inside Shrewsbury
Town Walls Tower is inside Shrewsbury’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Expect highs of 19–22°C in Shrewsbury from June to September.
Town Walls Tower
Tower in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
It is run by National Trust.
In Shrewsbury, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- in Shrewsbury
The map
The map centres on Town Walls Tower, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Shrewsbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Town Walls Tower
In size, Shrewsbury comes first of the 3, with 76,013 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Town Walls Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | It’s in town | 76,013 | 22 |
| Bayston Hill | 3 km south of it | 5,221 | 14 |
| Hanwood | 4.1 km southwest of it | 1,257 | 11 |
Close to Town Walls Tower
Within 15 km are 27 places, among them 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 historic houses.
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey800 m away2
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral100 m away3CastleCastleShrewsbury Castle800 m away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey5.9 km away5
Historic house · National TrustAttingham Hall6.4 km away6
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle11 km away7
Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle13 km away8
Historic houseLongner Hall4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Town Walls Tower in questions
Where is Town Walls Tower?
Town Walls Tower is in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Town Walls Tower?
Tower in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Who runs Town Walls Tower?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Town Walls Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Shrewsbury, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Town Walls Tower?
Within 15 km: Shrewsbury Abbey (800 m), Shrewsbury Cathedral (100 m), Shrewsbury Castle (800 m) and Haughmond Abbey (5.9 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)
- Town Walls Tower: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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