Lord Hill’s Column
Lord Hill's Column is a monument located outside of Shropshire Council's headquarters, Shirehall, in the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It is a column of the Doric order and measures 133 ft 6 in in height.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: column in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
- Address: Shrewsbury, SY2 6NN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrewsbury Abbey and Shrewsbury Castle.
Shrewsbury Abbey
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. Shrewsbury Abbey is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Lord Hill’s Column.
Shrewsbury Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed. Shrewsbury Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Lord Hill’s Column.
The Old Bell Inn
Pub
Photo: al partington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Bell Inn is a pub, which is situated 960 feet northwest of Lord Hill’s Column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sutton Farm and Frankwell.
Sutton Farm
Suburb
Sutton Farm is a suburb on the south-east side of Shrewsbury, in the civil parish of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England.
Frankwell
Suburb
Photo: ChrisJB, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs.
Mountfields
Neighborhood
Mountfields is an area in Shrewsbury, England, just north of the Welsh Bridge.
Lord Hill’s Column
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.70417° or 52° 42′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.7318° or 2° 43′ 55″ westHeight
8.2 feet (2.5 metres)Open location code
9C4VP739+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 572606498OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q6679371
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