What is near Leintwardine: Wigmore Castle first
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by English Heritage. Further afield, Ludlow Castle is 10 km from the centre.
The first to see around Leintwardine
Once you have seen Wigmore Castle, try 2 castles.
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle4.3 km outside town, to the south
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleHopton Castle4.8 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Leintwardine
At 5.2 km, Wigmore Castle is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Leintwardine’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
All 3 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Leintwardine. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Wigmore Castle).
Every entry
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Leintwardine’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leintwardine →
Out of town
Start with Ludlow Castle, 10 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleLudlow Castle10 km east
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle7.9 km northeast
CathedralHereford Cathedral36 km south
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle10 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle12 km northwest
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle37 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall15 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn29 km northwest
Historic houseStokesay Court5.8 km northeast
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey39 km north
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle30 km northeast
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral39 km northPlaces well known beyond Leintwardine (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Leintwardine: your questions
What is there to see near Leintwardine?
No attraction is mapped inside Leintwardine itself. Within 5 km of it are Wigmore Castle, Brampton Bryan Castle and Hopton Castle.
Does Leintwardine have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Leintwardine.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leintwardine?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Leintwardine, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Wigmore Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Leintwardine?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (10 km), Stokesay Castle (7.9 km), Hereford Cathedral (36 km), Croft Castle (10 km).
Where are Leintwardine’s historic buildings listed?
Leintwardine has 16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Leintwardine when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (15)
- 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
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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