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Church Stretton is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.It contains 88 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Church Stretton is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. [1] The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late Victorian and Edwardian period for its landscape, and became a health resort. [2]
Looking up towards Caer Caradoc from Church Stretton. Caer Caradoc (Welsh: Caer Caradog, the fort of Caradog) is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. [1] It overlooks the town of Church Stretton and the village of All Stretton and offers panoramic views to the north towards the Wrekin, east to Wenlock Edge, and west over the nearby Long Mynd.
Minton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.. It is located in the parish of Church Stretton, [1] 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) southwest of the market town of Church Stretton. A historic settlement, it is situated on a foothill of the Long Mynd at around 240 m (790 ft) above sea level.
More accessible hills are the Long Mynd, which covers an area of 5,436 acres (22.0 km 2) and peaks at Pole Bank at a height of 516 metres (1,693 feet), is near Church Stretton. It includes Carding Mill Valley, a popular recreational area which was developed as a honeypot to draw tourists away from the more sensitive/protected areas of the Mynd.
Rectory Wood is in the heart of Church Stretton. The site is within the Shropshire Hills, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). [3] The wood mainly comprises mature native broadleaf species, with supplementary mixed planting. There is also a meadow on a steep bank adjacent to the wood which rises up to meet the Long Mynd. [3]
Church Stretton is a town in the county of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Its parish includes villages such as All Stretton and Little Stretton , as well as a number of notable hills such as the Long Mynd .
Looking towards Caer Caradoc hill fort from Chapel Lawn View east from Caer Caradoc hill fort Aerial photo of Caer Caradoc. Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn) (Welsh – Caer Caradog) is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument [1] in the south-west of the English county of Shropshire, near the town of Clun.