English Heritage sites near Longnor Parish

Langley Chapel

LANGLEY CHAPEL

3 miles from Longnor Parish

A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.

Acton Burnell Castle

ACTON BURNELL CASTLE

3 miles from Longnor Parish

Twice the home of parliaments, this red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house was built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor.

Cantlop Bridge

CANTLOP BRIDGE

4 miles from Longnor Parish

Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.

Wroxeter Roman City

WROXETER ROMAN CITY

7 miles from Longnor Parish

Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium' ) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city.

Wenlock Priory

WENLOCK PRIORY

8 miles from Longnor Parish

Tranquil ruins in lovely setting. Re-founded by the Normans as a priory. Unusual washing fountain with 12th century carvings, extravagantly decorated chapter house, topiary-filled cloister garden.

Buildwas Abbey

BUILDWAS ABBEY

10 miles from Longnor 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.


Churches in Longnor Parish

St Mary's, Longnor - Steeplewood Fold

Longnor Shrewsbury
(01743) 719578

This is a Grade 1 Listed Church (built circa 1280 A.D.), which was originally a chapel to Condover, then a private chapel to the Corbett family of Longnor Hall, before becoming the parish church.

It is an ancient building in medieval style (Early English), which has been lovingly conserved over the years. Two new stained glass roundel windows were put into the East window to commemorate the Millennium.

The church is part of the Steeplewood Fold group of churches comprises six parishes - Stapleton, Dorrington, Longnor, Leebotwood, Smethcote and Woolstaston. The parishes have an approximate civil population of approximately 2000 and most lie to the west of the A49 trunk road between Shrewsbury and Church Stretton: approximately 5 miles distant from each. 


No churches found in Longnor Parish