Boscobel
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.66, -2.263 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 82 06 |
The small rural civil parish of Boscobel in Shropshire, England is dominated by farmland and pockets of mixed and ancient woodland, giving it a quiet, pastoral character and a very small resident population. Its landscape lends itself to country walks and a largely agricultural economy, with tourism playing a modest role.
The parish is best known for Boscobel House and the famed Royal Oak, linked to King Charles II’s escape after the Battle of Worcester in 1651; that historic association attracts visitors and keeps local heritage at the centre of community identity. Historic buildings, woodland and the sense of preserved countryside are the parish’s main cultural and social draws.
Postcode districts covering Boscobel
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 21 miles33.8 km
- Wolverhampton 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Dudley 13.1 miles21 km
- Walsall 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Telford 9.2 miles14.9 km
- West Bromwich 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Sutton Coldfield 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Cannock 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Tamworth 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Shrewsbury 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Stafford 12.1 miles19.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Donington Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Tong Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Albrighton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bishops Wood Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Shifnal South and Cosford Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Brewood, Coven & Blymhill Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Kingswood Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Boningale Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Brewood and Coven Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Codsall Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Brewood Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Boscobel
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 25.9 miles41.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 40.9 miles65.8 km
- Albrighton Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Cosford Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Boscobel Ad
- The Lion Hotel 3.9 miles6.3 km
- A Park View Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Spread Eagle, Gailey by Marston's Inns 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Holiday Inn Wolverhampton - Racecourse 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf Wolverhampton 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Park House Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Old Vicarage 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
- International Hotel Telford 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ely House Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
Local points of interest
- Patshull Hall Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Madeley Court Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Davenport House Estate 8.8 miles14.1 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Acton Hill Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km