English Heritage sites near Church Aston Parish
LILLESHALL ABBEY
2 miles from Church Aston Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
WHITE LADIES PRIORY
9 miles from Church Aston Parish
Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.
BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK
9 miles from Church Aston Parish
Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.
IRON BRIDGE
10 miles from Church Aston Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
BUILDWAS ABBEY
10 miles from Church Aston Parish
The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
11 miles from Church Aston Parish
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style.
Churches in Church Aston Parish
St. Andrew's Church Aston
Greenvale
Church Aston
Newport
07871 622598
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Pubs in Church Aston Parish
Last Inn
Wellington Road, Church Aston, TF10 9EJ
(01952) 820469
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