Top List of Shropshire Castles

Shropshire Castles - The Top List!

If you fancy exploring a bit of England's rich heritage then there is no better place to start than the historic Shropshire Castles. The stormy past of Shropshire has left the county with many hillforts, castles and abbeys, many which saw .

1. Acton Burnell Castle:

Acton Burnell Castle is located in a small village of the same name, and it is in fact a fortified manor house.

2. Bridgnorth Castle:

Bridgnorth Castle, set in the town on a cliff by the side of the River Severn, is no more than a ruin.

3. Chirk Castle:

Chirk Castle is an wonderully romantic place, it's 700 years-old, and a fortress of the Marches area between England and Wales, in lovely grounds.

4. Clun Castle:

Now a ruin Clun castle was built around the 1100’s by the Norman, Robert de Say.

5. Ludlow Castle:

Built in the late 11th Century as the border stronghold of one of the Lords of teh Shropshire Marches, Roger De Lacy.

6. Moreton Corbet Castle:

Moreton Corbet Castle is a magnificent and unusual, ornate ruin that is, disturbingly atmospheric.

7. Powis Castle & Garden:

Powis Castle and Gardens, built around 1200 houses textiles, and bronzes, plus ivory and jade from India.

8. Shrewsbury Castle:

Shrewsbury castle in its current form, is a Norman red sandstone construction built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070.

9. Stokesay Castle:

Stokesay Castle, near Craven Arms, nestles in peaceful South Shropshire countryside near the Welsh Border.

10. Whittington Castle:

Whittington Castle is very impressive and picturesque, situated in the heart of Whittington village.

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Roman Ruts - The Roman History of Craven Arms - Shropshire History

Oh! Ruts! Roman Ruts! Craven Arms, Shropshire History

Who would have thought that Craven Arms was once an important place, which suffered from a lack of council road repairs just like today!

In Roman times it was.

It was on a Roman cross-roads.

It was a junction and stopover for marching legionaries, with at least one temporary fort or encampment, a temple, farms, houses, and at least one Roman villa.

It was a part of the nation-wide road system from the Midlands in the East to Wales in the West, where it was crossed by a Roman road known as an extension of Watling Street.

Watling Street which starts on the Kent Coast, was a major thoroughfare on the Roman road running all the way from Rome.

The Craven Arms section would take you from Wroxeter (9 miles east of Shrewsbury) in the north to South Wales in the south.

But, sometimes it is the discovery of little everyday details which make events of over 1,500 years ago seem so real.

And, for me it's the Craven Arms ruts!

With government cuts our big worry is potholes, but cartwheel ruts worn by metal wheel rimes, were the problem in those days.

Here on this slide are the ruts which were found near Ludlow in another excavation to the one for excavations for a Highways Department extension, just south of Craven Arms Business Park carried out in 2013. See end of video for attribution.

Excavation at Overton Road, Ludlow

Copyright Transactions of the Shropshire
Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol 91, 2016

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Shrewsbury Centre High Street Healthy and Ranked 4th from the Best in Review

Shrewsbury Centre and High Street 2018 Shop Closures and Health of the High Street

High Street in Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is known for its many independent cafes and has few town-centre bookmakers compared to most UK cities, although there are William Hill and Coral branches on High Street. In general, the town is symbolic of what many other county towns are experiencing on their high streets.

There have been a number of shop closures in 2018. House of Fraser in Shrewsbury is one of 31 stores shutting nationwide The drastic plan will also see branches closed in Wolverhampton and Birmingham in a bid to rescue the rest of the struggling business.

But, losses were not limited to the town centre with the closed down former Toys R Us store in Shrewsbury still empty, but there is news that it has been snapped up by an unnamed retailer.

It is surrounded by a big river so it makes many people more concerned about what will happen if people take walks at night so close to a dangerous river. It is being said that rough sleeping in Shrewsbury has reached epidemic proportions for a variety of reasons, impacting negatively on business, on visitors and those of us who wish to be able to be proud to be part of the county town.

The UK's Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a league table ranking 70 of Britain’s major towns and cities by the impact of their high streets on the public’s health and well-being.

Shrewsbury came 4^th in the national list for having a high street which relatively free of off-licences, fast food outlets and empty shops.

Grimsby was ranked the unhealthiest high street in the country.

The league table features in the new RSPH report, Health on the High Street: Running on empty, which follows on from the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of a package of measures designed to reinvigorate the nation’s high streets. This is a follow up report to the original RSPH Health on the High Street published in 2015, and assesses changes in British retail areas over the past three years.

The report updates the methodology used in 2015, to reflect the changing face of the British high street, adding off-licences and empty shops to the negative influences on health, and cafes and vape shops to the positive influences. via Shealthiest high streets

Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) has entered the town in the Great British High Street Awards 2018 to celebrate its achievements and gain wider recognition.

It has put Shrewsbury forward in the Champion High Street category on behalf of members and partner organisations. The category is judged on successes in community, customer experience, environment and digital transformation criteria.

Seb Slater, Executive Director of Shrewsbury BID, said: “We have a thriving community spirit and passionate organisations who work together to ensure our high street maintains a strong appeal and adapts to meet changing consumer demands.

“We believe we have something for everyone with our mix of independents and well-known retailers, an interesting heritage and charm, lively events and festivals programme along with a safe and welcoming night time economy.

“Entering the Great British High Street Awards is a chance for us to showcase all we offer and build on Shrewsbury’s reputation as an original one-off destination.” via High Street accolade

Shrewsbury has plenty of choice in the mid-market sector. It’s well served by local independents, many of which are fighting for the same dollar, with a number of big name multiples offering bargain eats for those seeking an informal night out. Against such tough competition, simple errors are enough to make alternatives seem desirable. via Harvey's

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