Shawbury

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Shawbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The village is 8.4 miles northeast of the town of Shrewsbury, 11.5 miles northwest of Telford and 163 miles northwest of London. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.3 thous.Coordinates: 52°47'15"N, 2°39'20"W

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Shawbury – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Darwin Shopping Centre, New Riverside, Moreton Corbet Castle, Shrewsbury Driving Range.

6.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Darwin Shopping Centre, Shrewsbury
170 min walk • The Darwin Shopping Centre is the largest of the two main shopping centres in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, comprising approximately 17 per cent of the town centre's retail offer by leasable area.
6.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
New Riverside, Shrewsbury
173 min walk • New Riverside is a £150m shopping centre redevelopment project in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, which is planned to link the town's Pride Hill and Darwin centres and comprehensively redevelop the Riverside centre site.
1.2 miN
Forts and castles, View point
Moreton Corbet Castle
30 min walk • Moreton Corbet Castle, located in the picturesque county of Shropshire, United Kingdom, is a captivating historical site that embodies the evolution of English architecture through the ages. This impressive ruin, composed of both medieval and Elizabethan elements...
5.3 miSW
52°43'25"N • 2°43'40"W
Shrewsbury Driving Range, Shrewsbury
137 min walk • Golf
5.5 miNW
Event space
Wem Town Hall, Wem
141 min walk • Wem Town Hall is a building in the market-town of Wem in Shropshire, England. It is currently used as a venue for music and dance concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The interior of the building was completely destroyed by fire on 19 November 1995.
6.8 miSW
Bridge, View point
English Bridge, Shrewsbury
173 min walk • The English Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct, crossing the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The present bridge is a 1926 rebuilding and widening of John Gwynn's design, completed in 1774.
3.8 miSW
Church
St Mary Magdalene's Church
98 min walk • St Mary Magdalene's Church is in the village of Battlefield, Shropshire, England, dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene.
6.8 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Gothic architecture
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
173 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in St Mary's Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, the Trust designated St Mary's as its first Conservation Church in 2015.
6.8 miSW
Monuments and statues
The Quantum Leap, Shrewsbury
175 min walk • The Quantum Leap is a sculpture situated next to the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It was created to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of evolutionist Charles Darwin, who was born in the town in 1809.
6.8 miSW
Bridge
Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury
175 min walk • The Welsh Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct in the town of Shrewsbury, England, which crosses the River Severn. It connects Frankwell with the town centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.6 miNE
Church
St Luke's Church
143 min walk • St Luke's Church is in the village of Hodnet, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hodnet, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with those of The Epiphany, Peplow, and St Luke, Weston under Redcastle.