Rowton Castle
Rowton Castle, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, is a Grade II* listed country house that was once the home of the Royal National College for the Blind before it moved to its present location in Hereford.Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: castle in Alberbury with Cardeston, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Rowton Castle And Attached Stable Courtyard” and “Rowton Castle Hotel & Country Club”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wattlesborough Castle and Church of St Michael and All Angels, Alderbury.
Wattlesborough Castle
Castle
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wattlesborough Tower is a ruined fortified 13th-century manor house or Tower House in Shropshire. It is situated close to the boundary with Powys in Wales. Wattlesborough Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Rowton Castle.
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Alderbury
Church
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Alderbury is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rowton Castle.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Rowton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alberbury and Stoney Stretton.
Alberbury
Village
Photo: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alberbury is a village in Shropshire, England, 9 miles west of Shrewsbury on the B4393 road which travels from Ford to Lake Vyrnwy. It is on to the England-Wales border, marked by a roadside tree, Prince's Oak. Alberbury is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rowton Castle.
Stoney Stretton
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoney Stretton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, west of Shrewsbury. It is situated just off the B4386 road between the villages of Yockleton and Westbury. Stoney Stretton is situated 2 miles south of Rowton Castle.
Shrawardine
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrawardine is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Montford, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Shrawardine is situated 2 miles northeast of Rowton Castle.
Rowton Castle
- Categories: castle, country house hotel, and recreation area
- Location: Alberbury with Cardeston, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.70805° or 52° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.92111° or 2° 55′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4VP35H+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 867386296OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7372300
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Rowton Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗顿城堡”
- Danish: “Rowton Castle”
- French: “château de Rowton”
- French: “Château de Rowton”
- German: “Rowton Castle”
- Turkish: “Rowton Kalesi”
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Highlights include Rough Burrows and English Garden.
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