Shrewsbury is a Town in the county of Shropshire.
There are great places to visit near Shrewsbury including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.
Towns to visit near Shrewsbury include Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Shrewsbury like River Clun.
Castles to visit near Shrewsbury include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
There are a number of ruins near Shrewsbury including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Acton Burnell is a great place to visit close to Shrewsbury if you like villages.
The area close to Shrewsbury boasts some of the best historic buildings including Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.
Don't miss Telford Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury History
There are some historic monuments around Shrewsbury:
Places to see near Shrewsbury
History of Shrewsbury
The town was the early capital of the Kingdom of Powys, known to the ancient Britons as Pengwern, signifying “the alder hill”; and in Old English as Scrobbesburh (dative Scrobbesbyrig), which may mean either “Scrobb’s fort” or “the fortified place in the bushes”. This name gradually evolved in three directions, into Sciropscire, which became Shropshire; into Sloppesberie, which became Salop / Salopia (an alternative name for both town and county), and into Schrosberie, which eventually became the town’s name, Shrewsbury. Its later Welsh name Amwythig means “fortified place”.
