Acton Burnell
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.614, -2.691 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 53 02 |
| Population: | 544 |
Acton Burnell is a small village in rural Shropshire, England, set amid rolling farmland not far from Shrewsbury. Its most striking feature is the moated 13th‑century fortified manor, the surviving shell commonly called Acton Burnell Castle, built for Robert Burnell - a powerful medieval Lord Chancellor - and associated with the late‑13th‑century meeting that produced the law known as the Statute of Acton Burnell.
The surrounding estate and Acton Burnell Hall now houses Concord College, an independent international school, which brings an unexpectedly cosmopolitan element and steady visitors to the locality. Otherwise the village has a traditional rural economy centred on agriculture, a close‑knit community and modest tourism focused on the historic ruins and countryside walks.
Postcode districts covering Acton Burnell
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Telford 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Shrewsbury 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Kidderminster 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Wellington 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Kingswinford 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Oswestry 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Ryton 14 miles22.6 km
- Featherstone 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Wombourne 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Newport 17 miles27.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Frodesley Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Pitchford Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Ruckley and Langley Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Cound Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Church Preen Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Kenley Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Longnor Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hughley Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Severn Valley Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Cross Houses Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Berrington Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Condover Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Acton Burnell
SY5 7PQ, SY5 7PA, SY5 7PF, SY5 7PJ, SY5 7PE, SY5 7EN, SY5 7PD, SY5 7PB, SY5 7PG
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 41.2 miles66.2 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 50.1 miles80.6 km
- Church Stretton Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 7.2 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Acton Burnell Ad
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Corbet Arms 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Huntsman of Little Wenlock 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 6.9 miles11 km
- Netley Hall 4 3.7 miles6 km
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
Schools in Acton Burnell
- Concord College Independent - secondary
Local points of interest
- Bomere Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Attingham Estate 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Madeley Court Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Clee Hills Hill 13.7 miles22 km
- Davenport House Estate 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 18.2 miles29.3 km