St Edith

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St Edith's Church is in the village of Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire, England. It stands on the lower slopes of Wenlock Edge. The church, dedicated to Saint Edith of Wilton, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with that of St Andrew, Hope Bowdler. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. ()

Architectural style: English gothicCoordinates: 52°30'21"N, 2°44'18"W

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St Edith – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Long Mynd, Caer Caradoc, Corvedale Three Castles Walk, St Laurence's Church.

5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Long Mynd
151 min walk • The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills in Shropshire, England. The high ground, which is common land and designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east.
3.6 miNW
Mountain, Forts and castles
Caer Caradoc, Church Stretton
93 min walk • Caer Caradoc is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. It overlooks the town of Church Stretton and the village of All Stretton and offers panoramic views to the north towards the Wrekin, east to Wenlock Edge, and west over the nearby Long Mynd.
3.4 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Corvedale Three Castles Walk
88 min walk • The Corvedale Three Castles Walk is a waymarked recreational circular walk of about 11.5 miles located in the Corvedale, Shropshire, England. The walk is classed as Easy and Heritage by the Long Distance Walkers Association.
3.7 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton
95 min walk • St Laurence's Church is in Church Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
3.9 miNW
Park
Rectory Wood, Church Stretton
101 min walk • Rectory Wood is a wooded area near Church Stretton in Shropshire.
1.8 miSE
Park
Millichope Park, Church Stretton
47 min walk • Millichope Park is a 19th-century country house in Munslow, Shropshire, England, some 5 miles south-east of Church Stretton. The house was built in the Greek Revival style between 1835 and 1840 by architect Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury for Revd.
3.3 miNE
Museum, History museum
Wilderhope Manor
85 min walk • Wilderhope Manor is a 16th-century manor house in the care of the National Trust. It is located on Wenlock Edge 7 miles south west of Much Wenlock in Shropshire, England. The manor is a Grade I listed building and since 1937 has been used as a youth hostel.
3.2 miN
Church
St James' Church
82 min walk • St James' Church stands in an elevated position in the village of Cardington, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
3.9 miSW
Tower
Flounders' Folly
101 min walk • Flounders' Folly is a tower, built in 1838, on Callow Hill, near Craven Arms at the western end of Wenlock Edge in Shropshire, England.
4.5 miSE
Church
Heath Chapel
115 min walk • Heath Chapel is located in an isolated position in a field in the former civil parish of Heath, Shropshire, England. It is an Anglican chapel in the deanery of Ludlow, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
6.2 miSW
Event space, Library, Museum
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms
158 min walk • Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is a museum in southern Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms.