English Heritage sites near Wrockwardine Parish
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
4 miles from Wrockwardine Parish
Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium' ) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city.
BUILDWAS ABBEY
5 miles from Wrockwardine Parish
The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
5 miles from Wrockwardine Parish
Extensive remains of Augustinian abbey, including abbots' quarters, refectory & cloister. Chapter house frontage with 12th & 14th century carving & statuary, timber roof c.1500. Displays, picnic area.
IRON BRIDGE
6 miles from Wrockwardine Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
7 miles from Wrockwardine Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
CANTLOP BRIDGE
7 miles from Wrockwardine Parish
Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
Churches in Wrockwardine Parish
Wrockwardine S.Peter
St Peter’s Church
Wrockwardine
Telford
01952252078
http://haughmondandwrekin.org.uk
St. Peter's church, Wrockwardine is thought to be of Saxon origin. The Domesday Book of 1068 refers to a church and a priest (Odelerius) in the settlement. There have been changes to the church over the centuries, but since the Perpendicular age (late 14th century) there have been few major alterations. The church building now consists of a nave and chancel, with north and south transepts. The north transept houses the Cludde chapel. The south chapel (the Pemberton chapel) is now used as a vestry. There is a fine tower with a ring of six bells, which have been ringing out over the parish for over 600 years.
Inside the church is an oak Chancel Screen, and fine Jacobean oak pulpit. There are three fonts in the church (and another said to be connected with the church but now in the ruined St. Chad's church in Shrewsbury).
Apart from Wrockwardine village itself, which stands in a commanding position on high ground between the Wrekin and the north Shropshire plain, the parish also includes the communities of Admaston and Bratton (both now highly developed with much new housing), Long Lane, Allscott, Charlton, Leaton, Burcot, Cluddley and Orleton.
Wrockwardine parish registers date from 1591. The older ones are now housed in the County Record Office in Shrewsbury.
St. Peter's Church of England Academy in Bratton is closely associated with the church, and there is a children's nursery in Wrockwardine.
We welcome visitors to our church, which has a lively pattern of modern and traditional services. Visitors of all denominations are always welcome to share fully in communion.
Pubs in Wrockwardine Parish
Buckatree Hall Hotel
The Wrekin, Wrekin, Telford, TF6 5AL
(01952) 641821
buckatreehallhotel.com/
Duck
Gate Inn
Grove Inn
Bluebell Lane, Walcot, TF6 5EN
(01952) 740814
thegroveatwalcot.com/
Pheasant Inn
Shawbirch Road, Admaston, Telford, TF5 0AD
(01952) 251989
thepheasantadmaston.co.uk
Plough Inn
Ugly Duckling
Queensway, Long Lane, TF6 6HA
(01952) 257979
theugly-duckling.co.uk