English Heritage sites near Petton Parish
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
8 miles from Petton 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.
OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT
9 miles from Petton Parish
The huge hillfort at Old Oswestry was probably the stronghold and principal settlement of an Iron Age tribe, with its 40 acres protected by formidable ramparts.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
9 miles from Petton Parish
Extensive remains of Augustinian abbey, including abbots' quarters, refectory & cloister. Chapter house frontage with 12th & 14th century carving & statuary, timber roof c.1500. Displays, picnic area.
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
14 miles from Petton 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.
CANTLOP BRIDGE
14 miles from Petton 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.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
16 miles from Petton 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.
No churches found in Petton Parish
No churches found in Petton Parish