In Acton Burnell, Acton Burnell Castle is the place to visit
For a trip from Acton Burnell, Ludlow Castle is 28 km away. We list one place to visit inside Acton Burnell’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and a historic house to choose from. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage.
What Acton Burnell is known for
Along with Acton Burnell Castle, see a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castlein town
Historic housePitchford Hall1.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
At the edge of the map sits Pitchford Hall, 2.3 km out.
The dashed line is Acton Burnell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Acton Burnell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Acton Burnell Castle).
Every one of them
The one inside Acton Burnell comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Acton Burnell comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Acton Burnell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Acton Burnell →
Names further out
Allow a day for Ludlow Castle, 28 km away, the pick of 12.
CastleLudlow Castle28 km south
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey11 km north
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral11 km northwestCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle12 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory9.3 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey11 km east
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle32 km west
Historic house · National TrustAttingham Hall8.1 km north
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle23 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle21 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey13 km north
CastleBridgnorth Castle20 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Acton Burnell (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.
Quick answers on Acton Burnell
What are the main attractions in Acton Burnell?
The place to visit inside Acton Burnell’s built-up area is Acton Burnell Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Acton Burnell have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Acton Burnell.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Acton Burnell?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Acton Burnell, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Acton Burnell Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Acton Burnell?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (28 km), Shrewsbury Abbey (11 km), Shrewsbury Cathedral (11 km), Shrewsbury Castle (12 km).
Where are Acton Burnell’s historic buildings listed?
Acton Burnell has 17 listed buildings, 2 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 Acton Burnell 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 (13)
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitchford Hall: Bob Bowyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, 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
- Wenlock Priory: Speedbird2064, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buildwas Abbey: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Attingham Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgnorth Castle: Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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