Acton Burnell Castle
Overview
Not so much a castle, more a fortified 13th-century manor house, Acton Burnell Castle is now just a shell, but it is believed that the first parliament at which the commons were fully represented was held here in 1283.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open at any reasonable time during daylight hours (gates to access road closed at dusk)
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
About the area
Perhaps nowhere else in England will you find a county so deeply rural and with so much variety as Shropshire. Choose a clear day, climb to the top of The Wrekin, and look down on that ‘land of lost content’ so wistfully evoked by A E Housman.
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