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 one of Eccleshall's best, nearby caves to visit in Eccleshall.
Eccleshall's best nearby cities can be found at Stoke-on-Trent, and Lichfield.
Eccleshall has some unmissable towns nearby like Kidsgrove, Tamworth, Rugeley, and Leek.
Villages to visit near Eccleshall include Mow Cop.
There are a number of castles near Eccleshall including 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.
Castle Ring is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like ancient sites.
Blithfield Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Eccleshall if you like lakes.
The area around Eccleshall's best roman sites can be found at Wall Roman Site.
The Roaches is one of Eccleshall's best, nearby hills to visit in 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.
