Brompton
Brompton is a Village in the county of Shropshire.
Brompton postcode: SY5 6LE
There are great places to visit near Brompton including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.
Towns to visit near Brompton include Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Brompton like River Clun.
Don't miss Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle's castles if visiting the area around Brompton.
Ruins to visit near Brompton include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Places near Brompton feature a number of interesting villages including Acton Burnell.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Brompton including Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.
The area close to Brompton boasts some of the best shopping centres including Telford Centre.
Brompton History
There are some historic monuments around Brompton:
- The Lower Short Ditch
- Motte castle 400m north east of Upper Gwarthlow Farm
- Small enclosed settlement on Fron, 340m west of St John's Church
- Caer-Din
- Forden Gaer Roman Site
- Offa's Dyke: section one mile 750yds (2290m) from Dudston Covert to a point 300yds (274m) N of Lack Brook Also in Powys: Wales
- Hen Domen Mound & Bailey Castle
- Offa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn Bronydd
- Offa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck Farm
- Standing stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott Keysett
- Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales
- Offa's Dyke: section 575m north west of Myndtown
- Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown
- Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church
- Simon's Castle
- Ffridd Faldwyn Camp
- Upper Aldress Moated Site
- Maen Beuno
- Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound
- Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood
- Cefn Llan Hillfort
- Henfron Moated Site
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary
- Bicton motte and bailey castle
- Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park
- Small enclosed settlement on Castle Idris, 400m south west of Penrhiew Lodge
- Mound & Bailey Castle
- Corndon Hill Round Cairns
- Dovecote at Chirbury Hall Farm
- Offa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm Farm
- Motte and bailey castle 150m north east of Wilmington
- Roundton Hillfort
- Pentre Camp
- Site E of Plas-Llwyn (revealed by aerial photography)
- Nant-Cribau Moated House Site
- Offa's Dyke: Section NE of Welshpool-Churchstoke Road
- Round Barrow on Saddle to E of Corndon Hill
- Offa's Dyke: section 1/2 mile (800m) long, SE from county boundary to River Unk Also in Powys: Wales
- Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold
- Bowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton House
- Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm
- Camp S of Old Hall Sarn
- Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream Also in Powys: Wales
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Cwm By-Road to Hem Road
- Montgomery Castle
- Mellington Hill Round Barrow
- Colstey Bank Iron Age enclosure
- Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm
- Wantyn Dyke
- Calcot Camp
- Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert
- Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments (Formerly Dyffryn Lane Round Barrow)
- Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales
- Town Bank & Ditches
- Offa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River Unk
- Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet
- Caerbre
- Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part)
- Llwynderw Round Barrow
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural Settlement
- Nant-Cribau Castle Mound
- Hen Domen Pre-Conquest Fields
- Upper Short Ditch
- Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke
- Offa's Dyke: Cwm Section
- Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle
- Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm
- Bishop's Moat Mound & Bailey Castle
- Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains
- Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road
- Motte and bailey castle and line of Offa's Dyke adjacent to Brompton Mill
- Motte and bailey castle 80m south east of Hockleton Farm
- Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill including tumulus and section of Offa's Dyke
- Motte castle 100m north of Wotherton Hall
- Bowl barrow 1km south east of Hopton Bank
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Part adjacent to Westmead, School Lane
- Mount Pleasant Enclosure
- Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage
- Offa's Dyke: section 2/3 mile (1170m) long, N from southern boundary of Rownal Covert
- Offa's Dyke: Section W of Court House Farm
- Small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement and adjacent cultivation remains, 450m north west of Cwm Farm
- Small enclosed settlement in Knuck Wood
