Boscobel House
Boscobel House is a Grade II* listed building in the parish of Boscobel in Shropshire. It has been, at various times, a farmhouse, a hunting lodge, and a holiday home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651.Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Oak and Chillington Hall.
Royal Oak
Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Royal Oak is situated 570 feet south of Boscobel House.
Chillington Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chillington Hall is a Georgian country house near Brewood, Staffordshire, England, four miles northwest of Wolverhampton. It is the residence of the Giffard family. Chillington Hall is situated 2 miles southeast of Boscobel House.
Weston Park
Park
Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton, and 8 miles east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire. Weston Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Boscobel House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishops Wood and Tong.
Bishops Wood
Village
Bishops Wood, or Bishopswood is a small village on the Staffordshire border with Shropshire. It is home to the Royal Oak public house, the first to be named after the nearby oak tree at Boscobel House in which King Charles II hid after the Battle of Worcester.
Tong
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, also bordering Staffordshire in England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood. Tong is situated 2½ miles west of Boscobel House.
Wheaton Aston
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wheaton Aston is a small village in Staffordshire, England about 9 miles south west of Stafford and 7 miles west of Cannock. It is located beside Bridge 19 of the Shropshire Union Canal. Wheaton Aston is situated 3 miles north of Boscobel House.
Boscobel House
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK
- Categories: historic house museum, farmhouse, hunting lodge, building, and tourism
- Location: Boscobel, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.67163° or 52° 40′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.24173° or 2° 14′ 30″ westOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C4VMQC5+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 129407748OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3306292
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Boscobel House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波素貝莊園”
- Dutch: “Boscobel House”
- French: “Boscobel House”
- Japanese: “ボスコベル館”
- Portuguese: “Boscobel House”
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