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Brockton Farm motte and bailey

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Brockton Farm motte and bailey preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Shropshire. It is one of 40 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. It sits within the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

Church Stretton Station is 12.4 km away to the west. Other castles nearby include Holdgate Castle and Acton Burnell Castle.

Full name: Motte and bailey castle 200m east of Brockton Farm

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Photo of the Shropshire Hills, a National Landscape in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shropshire Hills

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Little Stretton

Heather ridges and rocky tops rising over the Welsh border, from the Long Mynd's plateau to the Wrekin's landmark cone

Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

2.7 km NW · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo: Wenlock Edge, a viewpoint near Cardington, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Wenlock Edge

Viewpoint near Cardington

Twelve-mile wooded limestone escarpment running from Much Wenlock to Craven Arms, sung by Housman and Vaughan Williams.

2.8 km N

Photo of Much Wenlock, a village in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Much Wenlock

Village

Ancient market town with a ruined priory and the Wenlock Olympian Games that helped inspire the modern Olympics.

7.5 km NE · Shropshire

Photo of Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock, a church in Shropshire, central England.

Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock

Church near Much Wenlock

Norman parish church beside the priory ruins, its long history bound up with the town's ancient abbey.

7.6 km NE

Photo of Wenlock Priory, a ruined priory near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Wenlock Priory

Priory near Much Wenlock

Romantic monastic ruins with topiary gardens.

7.8 km NE