Great Tower

Great Tower is a ruins in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Great Tower is situated near the ruins Great Kitchen, as well as near Ludlow Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ludlow Castle and Ludlow College.

Ludlow Castle

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the town of Ludlow in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme.

Ludlow College is a sixth form college situated in the heart of Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It now forms part of the Herefordshire and Ludlow College, though retains its own identity. Ludlow College is situated 500 feet northeast of Great Tower.

St Laurence’s Church

Church

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St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building. The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. St Laurence’s Church is situated 1,200 feet east of Great Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ludford and Sheet.

Ludford

Hamlet

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ludford is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish is situated adjacent to the market town of Ludlow and was, until 1895, partly in Herefordshire.

Sheet

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sheet is a small modern village in the parish of Ludford about 1 mile from the town centre of Ludlow, Shropshire. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Overton

Village

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Overton is a small village in south Shropshire, England. Overton lies west of the River Teme, 1.5 miles south of the town of Ludlow and close to the border with Herefordshire. Overton is situated 1½ miles south of Great Tower.

Great Tower

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Gatehouse Keep”
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.36718° or 52° 22′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.72361° or 2° 43′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C4V978G+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 93922049

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Great Kitchen and Chapel of St Mary Magdalene.

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