The King’s Head

The King’s Head is a pub in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, England, which is located on Church Street. The King’s Head is situated near the historic site The Old Black Lion, as well as near The Railway Tavern.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St John the Baptist and Bishop’s Castle Community College.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 940 feet south of The King’s Head.

Bishop’s Castle Community College

School

Bishop's Castle Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Bishop's Castle in the English county of Shropshire. Established in 1922 as Bishop's Castle County High School, today it is a foundation school administered by Shropshire Council. Bishop’s Castle Community College is situated 1,500 feet south of The King’s Head.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1½ miles northeast of The King’s Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colebatch and Lydham.

Colebatch

Village

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210. The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun.

Lydham

Village

Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles north of Bishop's Castle. Lydham is situated 1½ miles northeast of The King’s Head.

Snead

Hamlet

Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snead is a small village in Powys, Wales. It is situated on the A489 road and the River Camlad. The English border is immediately to the east of the village. Snead is situated 2 miles north of The King’s Head.

The King’s Head

Type: Pub
Address: 48 Church Street, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5AA
Category: building
Location: Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.49205° or 52° 29′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.99761° or 2° 59′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C4VF2R2+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 397245750

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights: The Old Black Lion and The Railway Tavern.

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