New Plantation

New Plantation is a forest in Sheinton, Shropshire, England. New Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Wigwig, as well as near the village Harley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wenlock Priory and Church of St Peter and St Paul.

Wenlock Priory

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Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference SJ625001. Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a Cluniac house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery.

Church of St Peter and St Paul

Church

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Christ Church

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Much Wenlock and Cressage.

Much Wenlock

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Much Wenlock is a rustic 700-year-old medieval market town in Shropshire. Much Wenlock is filled with a patchwork of twisting streets, black and white half-timbered buildings, limestone cottages, speciality shops, numerous hostelries and watering holes and the remains of a magnificent 12th-century priory.

Cressage

Village

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Cressage is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is located 4 miles north-west of the nearest town Much Wenlock and 8 miles south-east of Shrewsbury.