Ford is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Retail in Ford

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

Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford are some of Ford best towns to visit near Ford.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Ford like River Clun.

Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle are some of Ford best castles to visit near Ford.

There are a number of ruins near Ford including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Villages to visit near Ford include Acton Burnell.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Ford like Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.

Places near Ford feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Telford Centre.

Ford History

There are some historic monuments around Ford:

• Earl's Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort and an adjacent cross dyke on Pontesford Hill
• Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres
• Little Shrawardine motte and bailey castle
• Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall
• Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm
• Kynaston's Cave
• Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall
• Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church
• Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange
• Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
• Motte castle 140m south east of Wilcot Hall
• Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm
• Wattlesborough Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Motte 50m south east of St Martin's Church: part of a motte and bailey castle
• Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church
• Churchyard cross, St Martin's Church
• Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House
• Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels
• Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle 200m north east of Hawcocks Farm
• Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm
• Moated site 480m east of Yeaton Peverey Farm
• Churchyard cross, St John the Baptist's Church
• Shrawardine castle and settlement remains
• Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church
• Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm
• Ringwork and bailey castle 100m north east of Heath Farm
• The Berth
• The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm
• Roman villa at Cruckton
• Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Tower keep castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church
• Moat Farm moated site