Eccleshall
Eccleshall is a Town in the county of Staffordshire.
There are great places to visit near Eccleshall including some great caves, cities, towns, villages, castles, historic buildings, ancient sites, lakes, roman sites, hills and country parks.
There are a several good caves in the area around Eccleshall like Thors Cave.
Stoke-on-Trent, and Lichfield are some of Eccleshall best cities to visit near Eccleshall.
Eccleshall has some unmissable towns nearby like Kidsgrove, Tamworth, Rugeley, Burntwood, Leek, and Cannock.
Mow Cop is one of Eccleshall's best, nearby villages to visit in Eccleshall.
Castles to visit near Eccleshall include Mow Cop Castle, and Tamworth Castle.
St Editha's Parish Church, and Tamworth Castle are some of Eccleshall best historic buildings to visit near Eccleshall.
The area around Eccleshall's best ancient sites can be found at Castle Ring.
There are a number of lakes near to Eccleshall including Blithfield Reservoir.
There are a number of roman sites near to Eccleshall including Wall Roman Site.
Eccleshall is near some unmissable hills like The Roaches,
Cannock Chase is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like country parks.
Eccleshall History
There are some historic monuments around Eccleshall:
Places to see near Eccleshall
History of Eccleshall
However the ruins which exist today are those a later castle built in 1305 by Bishop William Langton, a friend of King Edward I and later Chancellor of England. This was the great era of castle building and he built an imposing fortress with four corner towers and a wide moat. Eccleshall castle briefly played a part in the War of the Roses, when it was used as a base for the Lancastrian Queen Margaret of Anjou and her troops before and after her defeat at the Battle of Blore Heath in 1459.
