Soulton
Soulton is a castle in Wem Rural, Shropshire, England. Soulton is situated nearby to the village Weston-under-Redcastle, as well as near Prees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soulton Hall and Soulton Long Barrow.
Soulton Hall
Hotel
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Soulton Hall is a Tudor country house located near Wem, England. The manor is associated with William Shakespeare and his play As You Like It, and the existing hall was constructed between 1556 and 1560 by Sir Rowland Hill, a prominent statesman, polymath, and philanthropist who is remembered as the "First Protestant Lord Mayor of London" serving in 1549-50. Soulton Hall is situated 660 feet west of Soulton.
Soulton Long Barrow
Cemetery
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The Soulton Long Barrow and Ritual Landscape is a modern memorial in the form of a long barrow in the Soulton landscape near Wem in Shropshire, England. Soulton Long Barrow is situated 2,000 feet north of Soulton.
Wem railway station
Railway station
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Wem railway station serves the town of Wem in Shropshire, England. The station is 10¾ miles north of Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line to Crewe. The station has two platforms. Wem railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Soulton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston-under-Redcastle and Prees.
Weston-under-Redcastle
Village
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Weston-under-Redcastle is an estate village of the Sir Rowland Hill legacy estates. It is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies 10 km by road east of Wem.
Prees
Village
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Prees is a village and civil parish in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood". Prees is situated 2 miles north of Soulton.
Quina Brook
Hamlet
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Quina Brook is a hamlet in north Shropshire, near the border between England and Wales. Population details for the 2011 census are found under Wem Rural. Quina Brook is situated 2 miles northwest of Soulton.
Soulton
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wem Rural, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.86826° or 52° 52′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.67632° or 2° 40′ 35″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
9C4VV89F+8FGeoNames ID
6286996
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