Acton Burnell Castle
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Acton Burnell and Concord College.
St Mary’s Church, Acton Burnell
Church
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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.
Concord College
School
Concord College is an independent co-educational international day/boarding school in Shropshire, England, situated in the grounds of Acton Burnell Castle. Concord College is situated 940 feet northeast of Acton Burnell Castle.
Langley Chapel
Church
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Langley Chapel is an Anglican church, built in 1601, located in a remote area approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. Langley Chapel is situated 1¼ miles south of Acton Burnell Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Burnell and Frodesley.
Acton Burnell
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acton Burnell is a village and parish in the English county of Shropshire. Home to Concord College, it is also famous for an early meeting of Parliament where the Statute of Acton Burnell was passed in 1283.
Frodesley
Hamlet
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Frodesley is a tiny village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire, and is situated partly within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Kenley
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenley is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. It is located in remote countryside, atop a ridge at around 180 metres above sea level. Kenley is situated 2 miles southeast of Acton Burnell Castle.
Acton Burnell Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, England, UK
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Acton Burnell, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.61287° or 52° 36′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.68974° or 2° 41′ 23″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
9C4VJ876+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 198844270OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Acton Burnell Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Acton Burnell Castle”
- Chinese: “艾頓伯奈爾城堡”
- Danish: “Acton Burnell Castle”
- French: “château d’Acton Burnell”
- French: “Château d’Acton Burnell”
- German: “Acton Burnell Castle”
- Swedish: “Acton Burnell Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Acton Burnell Castle”. Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0.