English Heritage sites near Pontesbury Parish
CANTLOP BRIDGE
7 miles from Pontesbury 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.
MITCHELL'S FOLD STONE CIRCLE
8 miles from Pontesbury Parish
A Bronze Age stone circle, the focus of many legends, set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
9 miles from Pontesbury Parish
Twice the home of parliaments, this red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house was built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
9 miles from Pontesbury Parish
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
10 miles from Pontesbury 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.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
10 miles from Pontesbury 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.
Churches in Pontesbury Parish
Pontesbury: St George
Pontesbury
Shrewsbury
https://st-george.org.uk
Huge amount of information available on our website. https://www.st-george.org.uk
St Mary, Habberley
St Mary, Habberley
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY5 0TP
01743 790495
The Church of St Mary is open daily. Please do visit this beautiful church.
Service are held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month:
Second Sunday: 5.00pm Book of Common Prayer Evening Prayer
Fourth Sunday: 10.30am Holy Communion (Common Worship)
Visitors are welcome at all our services.
For more information on services, baptisms, weddings or funerals please contact the Churchwardens.
Pubs in Pontesbury Parish
Arscott Golf Club
Arscott, Pontesbury, SY5 0XP
(01743) 860881
arscottgolfclub.co.uk
Hare & Hounds
Damaged by fire 8 April 2011 and consent granted April 2021 for conversion to four dwellings.
Was once a part of the extensive local estate of the Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery.
Horseshoe Inn
Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, SY5 0QJ
(01743) 790278
thehorseshoe.pub/
Lea Cross Tandoori
This was quite a large rural pub situated between Hanwood and Pontesbury. It closed in 2014, and was sold and re-opened as a restaurant in October 2015.
It now operates as a smart Indian restaurant. There are two dining rooms and a seating...
Mytton Arms
To get to the Mytton Arms, there is no alternative other than negotiating the narrow lanes of South Shropshire, although the summer Shropshire Hills Shuttle bus could help! Nevertheless, it is worth seeking out this well used village pub t...
Nag's Head
Shrewsbury Road, Pontesbury, SY5 0QD
(01743) 790060
nagsheadpontesbury.co.uk/
Plough Inn
A popular pub in the large village of Pontesbury. Although the interior space has been made into one room, there are defined areas for the bar, lounge and games. The dartboard actually hangs on the second oldest wall in the village (the pub...