Edgmond is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Retail in Edgmond

There are great places to visit near Edgmond including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.

Edgmond's best nearby towns can be found at Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.

Places near Edgmond feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Clun.

The area around Edgmond boasts some of the best castles including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the Edgmond area like Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Places near Edgmond feature a number of interesting villages including Acton Burnell.

Don't miss Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell's historic buildings if visiting the area around Edgmond.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Edgmond including Telford Centre.

Edgmond History

There are some historic monuments around Edgmond:

• Coal mining remains 350m north west and 520m north of New Works village
• Wappenshall canal bridge, Shropshire Union Canal
• Butter Cross or Pulestone Cross, on the south west side of the market place
• Canal aqueduct
• Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange
• Roman camps SW of Stoneyford Cottages
• Bowl barrow on The Roundabout
• Roving bridge and lock called Newport Lock 255m south east of Wrekin View Farm
• Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bank
• Headgear at Grange colliery, 240m north west of Watling Street Grange
• Site of pumping engine at Muxton Bridge colliery
• St Leonard's Priory immediately adjacent to the Church of St Mary and St Leonard, Wombridge
• Lilleshall Abbey
• Part of a small Roman town, the Roman road called Watling Street and a mansio 255m north west of Upper Woodhouse Farm
• Quarry canal bridge
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane
• Wall Camp in the Weald Moors: a large low-lying multivallate hillfort
• Roman fort 300m east of Drayton Lodge Farm