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 and hills.
Thors Cave is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like caves.
Cities to visit near Eccleshall include Stoke-on-Trent, and Lichfield.
The area around Eccleshall features a number of interesting towns including Kidsgrove, Tamworth, Rugeley, and Leek.
Mow Cop is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like villages.
Don't miss Mow Cop Castle, and Tamworth Castle's castles if visiting the area around Eccleshall.
Don't miss St Editha's Parish Church, and Tamworth Castle's historic buildings if visiting the area around Eccleshall.
There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Eccleshall like Castle Ring.
Blithfield Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like lakes.
There are a number of roman sites near to Eccleshall including Wall Roman Site.
Don't miss The Roaches's hills if visiting the area around Eccleshall.
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.
