Shilton is a Village in the county of Warwickshire.

Shilton postcode: CV7 9JS

Retail in Shilton

There are great places to visit near Shilton including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, historic monuments, ancient sites, old mines, geological features, castles, ruins, bluebell woods, woodlands, lakes, hiking areas, airports, gardens and parks.

Shilton has some unmissable towns nearby like Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester.

Villages to visit near Shilton include Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne.

Shilton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills are great places to visit near Shilton if you like country parks.

Hartshill Castle is a great place to visit close to Shilton if you like historic monuments.

The area close to Shilton boasts some of the best ancient sites including Hartshill Tumulus.

Hartshill Diorite Pits is a great place to visit close to Shilton if you like old mines.

There are a number of geological features near to Shilton including Hartshill Diorite Pits.

Don't miss Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle's castles if visiting the area around Shilton.

Ruins to visit near Shilton include Kenilworth Castle.

The area around Shilton's best bluebell woods can be found at Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.

The area around Shilton boasts some of the best woodlands including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood.

Draycote Water is one of Shilton's best, nearby lakes to visit in Shilton.

The area close to Shilton boasts some of the best hiking areas including Burton Dassett Hills.

Don't miss Coventry Airport's airports if visiting the area around Shilton.

Don't miss Jephson Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Shilton.

Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park are great places to visit near Shilton if you like parks.

Shilton History

There are some historic monuments around Shilton:

• Knightlow Cross and mound
• Baginton Castle, associated settlement remains, ponds and mill sites
• Coventry city walls
• Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley
• Mound S of Combe Abbey
• Wolston priory and moated site
• Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's Church
• Moated site at Exhall Hall
• Bowl barrow 900m north of Copston Farm
• Bowl barrow on Lammas Hill
• Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows
• Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle
• Bowl barrow at Wigston Parva
• Ernesford Grange moated site, Binley
• Caludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management system
• Roman fort at The Lunt
• Prehistoric circular earthworks
• Brandon Castle
• Barrow cemetery 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Bretford
• The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton
• Deserted village of Stretton Baskerville
• Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva
• Site of Charterhouse
• Site of deserted village of Hopsford
• Medieval settlement at Withybrook
• Bowl barrow 490m north west of Abbey Farm
• Cistercian grange of Upper Smite, 200m south east of Mobbs Wood Farm