Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp is an archaeological site in Caynham, Shropshire, England. Caynham Camp is situated nearby to Church of St Mary, as well as near the village Sheet.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Caynham Camp Hillfort” and “Caynham Camp, a large univallate hillfort 700m north west of Caynham”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ludlow Castle and Church of St Mary.
Ludlow Castle
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the town of Ludlow in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. Ludlow Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Caynham Camp.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Caynham Camp.
Ludlow railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ludlow railway station serves the market town of Ludlow, in Shropshire, England. It lies on the Welsh Marches Line between Shrewsbury 27 miles 42 chains to the north and Hereford. Ludlow railway station is situated 2 miles west of Caynham Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caynham and Sheet.
Caynham
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caynham is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish lies on the River Teme. It can be accessed via the A4117 or the A49 roads and is located 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of the market town of Ludlow.
Sheet
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheet is a small modern village in the parish of Ludford about 1 mile from the town centre of Ludlow, Shropshire. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Ludford
Hamlet
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ludford is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish is situated adjacent to the market town of Ludlow and was, until 1895, partly in Herefordshire. Ludford is situated 2 miles west of Caynham Camp.
Caynham Camp
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caynham, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.35978° or 52° 21′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.66905° or 2° 40′ 9″ westElevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
9C4V985J+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 300579388OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Caynham Camp” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caynham Camp”
- Swedish: “Caynham Camp”
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bishop Hooper Primary School (disused) and Sheet House.
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