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.
Shrewsbury has some unmissable towns nearby like Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
River Clun is one of Shrewsbury's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Shrewsbury.
The area around Shrewsbury boasts some of the best castles including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle are some of Shrewsbury best ruins to visit near Shrewsbury.
Don't miss Acton Burnell's villages if visiting the area around Shrewsbury.
Historic Buildings to visit near Shrewsbury include Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.
The area around Shrewsbury's best shopping centres can be found at Telford Centre.
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”.
