Cound Hall, Wroxeter

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Cound Hall, in Cound, Shropshire, England, is a Grade I listed building. It is a large vernacular Baroque house, with a basement and two storeys of tall slender windows topped by a half-storey, built of red brick with stone dressings. The house was built in 1703-04 for Edward Cressett by John Prince of Shrewsbury. ()

Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 52°38'38"N, 2°39'3"W

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Wroxeter United Kingdom

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Cound Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wroxeter Roman City, The Wrekin, Attingham Park, St Andrew's Church.

2.1 miN
Town, Historical place, Archaeological museum
Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter
55 min walk • Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury.
4.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
The Wrekin, Telford
116 min walk • The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some five miles west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
2.9 miN
Museum, Historical place, Garden
Attingham Park, Shrewsbury
75 min walk • Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire. Located near the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road. It is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building. Attingham Park was built in 1785 for Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick.
1.8 miN
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter
47 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Wroxeter, 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.
1.8 miNW
11th-century abbey and historic displays
Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury
46 min walk • The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery.
2.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Acton Burnell Castle
69 min walk • Acton Burnell Castle is a 13th-century fortified manor house, located near the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. It is believed that the first Parliament of England at which the Commons were fully represented was held here in 1283.
5.1 miSE
Visitor center, Museum
Much Wenlock Museum and Visitor Centre, Much Wenlock
131 min walk • The Much Wenlock Guildhall is a guildhall located on Wilmore Street in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.7 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Eata's Church, Wroxeter
69 min walk • St Eata's Church is in the village of Atcham, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Shrewsbury, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with that of St Giles-with-Sutton, Shrewsbury.
2.7 miSW
Church
St. Mary's Church
69 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, and stands near the ruins of Acton Burnell Castle. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
2.1 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Wroxeter
54 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Berrington, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
2.7 miSW
Church
Grade I listed churches in Shropshire
69 min walk • Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. In 2009 the historic county was divided into two unitary authorities, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.