Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a Town in the county of Shropshire.
There are great places to visit near Church Stretton including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.
The area around Church Stretton boasts some of the best towns including Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
The area around Church Stretton's best rivers and streams can be found at River Clun.
Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle are great places to visit near Church Stretton if you like castles.
There are a several good ruins in the Church Stretton area like Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Acton Burnell is a great place to visit close to Church Stretton if you like villages.
Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell is one of Church Stretton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Church Stretton.
The area around Church Stretton's best shopping centres can be found at Telford Centre.
Church Stretton History
There are some historic monuments around Church Stretton:
Places to see near Church Stretton
History of Church Stretton
The town was first granted a market charter by King John in 1214, for a weekly market on Wednesdays, but by 1253 the market day had changed to Tuesdays. In 1337 a new charter was granted by Edward III and it authorised a weekly market to be held on Thursdays. The market is still held every Thursday, in the square on the High Street, which has been the town’s market place since the 13th century. Much of the town was destroyed by fire in 1593 and many of the present half timbered buildings in the town centre date from the time of the rebuilding.
