Acton Burnell Castle

Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, United Kingdom

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• Historic England listing^@
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• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@

Location: 52.6129, -2.68966, ///colonies.reversed.startles, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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0893-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Buttington

0050-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Caer Caradoc

0630-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cefn Digoll

1459-10-12T00:00:00Z

Battle of Ludford Bridge

1263-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Nantcriba

1403-07-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of Shrewsbury

0630-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Exeter

1645-07-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of High Ercall Hall

1644-01-01T00:00:00Z

siege of Hopton Castle

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Acton Burnell Castle 01

Acton Burnell Castle 02

Acton Burnell Castle 2016

ActonBurnellCastlec

Acton Burnell Castle from churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 789847

Acton Burnell Castle - geograph.org.uk - 351093

Acton Burnell Castle

Acton Burnell Castle - ruined interior - geograph.org.uk - 1581752

Acton Burnell Castle - Ruined Interior - geograph.org.uk - 1581753

Acton Burnell Castle - Ruined Interior - geograph.org.uk - 1581754

Acton Burnell Church and Castle - geograph.org.uk - 65848

Church and Castle - geograph.org.uk - 740803

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings listing@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer listing@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@		Acton Burnell Castle	Gatehouse Gazetteer
conflict	893	Battle of Buttington	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	50	Battle of Caer Caradoc	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	630	Battle of Cefn Digoll	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1459	Battle of Ludford Bridge	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1263	Battle of Nantcriba	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1403	Battle of Shrewsbury	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	630	Siege of Exeter	siege, battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Siege of High Ercall Hall	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	siege of Hopton Castle	siege		Wikidata
bunker		Shrewsbury Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
castle		Acton Burnell Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1066	Ludlow Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Moreton Corbet Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Rowton Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1070	Shrewsbury Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1285	Stokesay Castle	fortified manor house, house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1979	RAF Museum Midlands	military museum, national museum, aviation museum, tourist attraction, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower		Shrawardine Castle	archaeological site, shell keep, motte-and-bailey castle, castle		Wikidata
image	2000	Acton Burnell Castle 01			Wikimedia
image	2000	Acton Burnell Castle 02			Wikimedia
image	2016	Acton Burnell Castle 2016			Wikimedia
image	2006	ActonBurnellCastlec			Wikimedia
image	2008	Acton Burnell Castle from churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 789847			Wikimedia
image	2006	Acton Burnell Castle - geograph.org.uk - 351093			Wikimedia
image	2000	Acton Burnell Castle			Wikimedia
image	2008	Acton Burnell Castle - ruined interior - geograph.org.uk - 1581752			Wikimedia
image	2008	Acton Burnell Castle - Ruined Interior - geograph.org.uk - 1581753			Wikimedia
image	2008	Acton Burnell Castle - Ruined Interior - geograph.org.uk - 1581754			Wikimedia
image	2000	Acton Burnell Church and Castle - geograph.org.uk - 65848			Wikimedia
image	2008	Church and Castle - geograph.org.uk - 740803			Wikimedia