Rowton Castle

Rowton Castle, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, is a Grade II* listed country house that was once the home of the Royal National College for the Blind before it moved to its present location in Hereford. This 17th-century castle is surrounded by 17 acres of gardens, and is approximately six miles (9.7 km) from Shrewsbury. It is currently used as a wedding venue, hotel and restaurant.

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• Historic England research records page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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  Acton Burnell Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Moreton Corbet Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Oswestry Castle ⓘ
  motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Powis Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales  

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  Rowton Castle ⓘ
  castle near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England  

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  Whittington Castle ⓘ
  castle in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Shrewsbury Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Shrewsbury, England  

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  Montgomery Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales, UK  

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  Dolforwyn Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Powys. Castle  

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  Chirk Castle ⓘ
  medieval fortress in Wrexham County Borough, Wales  

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  Hodnet Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Walcot Hall ⓘ
  country house in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture ⓘ
  museum in Wales, United Kingdom

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  Benthall Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Cambrian Heritage Railways ⓘ
  heritage railway in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Chirk Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum at Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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  Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron ⓘ
  Museum in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Darby Houses ⓘ
  Historic houses, now a museum, in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Powys Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum at Powys Castle

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  Rhiw Valley Light Railway ⓘ
  miniature railway in the UK

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  Snailbeach lead mine ⓘ
  mine in Worthen with Shelve, United Kingdom

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  Soldiers of Shropshire Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom  

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  The Old Bell Museum ⓘ
  museum in Montgomery, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway ⓘ
  from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion, Wales

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  Attingham Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  former theatre, now museum in Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

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  Powysland Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Welshpool, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Sunnycroft ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wroxeter, England, UK

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  Acton Scott Heritage Farm ⓘ
  farming museum, United Kingdom

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  Much Wenlock Museum ⓘ
  museum in Much Wenlock, England, United Kingdom

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  Telford Steam Railway ⓘ
  heritage line in the UK

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  Ironbridge Museum of Steel Sculpture ⓘ
  museum in Oswestry, England, UK

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  House On Crutches Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bishops Castle, England, UK

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  Park Hall Countryside Experience ⓘ
  tourist attreaction and museum in Oswestry, England, UK

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  Cloverlands Model Car Museum ⓘ
  museum in Montgomery, Wales, UK

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1785 Attingham Park

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1835 Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery

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1880 Sunnycroft

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1947 Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum

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1975 Acton Scott Heritage Farm

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1975 Much Wenlock Museum

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1976 Telford Steam Railway

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1991 Ironbridge Museum of Steel Sculpture

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1993 House On Crutches Museum

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2005 Park Hall Countryside Experience

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2015 Cloverlands Model Car Museum

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Acton Burnell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Moreton Corbet Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Oswestry Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Powis Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Rowton Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Whittington Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Shrewsbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1223	Montgomery Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1273	Dolforwyn Castle	castle, archaeological site, Welsh princes' castles, contour fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1295	Chirk Castle	building, castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Hodnet Hall	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Walcot Hall	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Benthall Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cambrian Heritage Railways	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Chirk Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Darby Houses	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Powys Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rhiw Valley Light Railway	heritage railway, minimum-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Snailbeach lead mine	lead mine, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Soldiers of Shropshire Museum	military museum, regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Old Bell Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1785	Attingham Park	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1835	Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery	museum, theatre building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1874	Powysland Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	Sunnycroft	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Acton Scott Heritage Farm	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Much Wenlock Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Telford Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Ironbridge Museum of Steel Sculpture	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	House On Crutches Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Park Hall Countryside Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Cloverlands Model Car Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Rowton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle hotel		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle Cedar		Commons
commons	image		Gatehouse at Rowton castle		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Avenue at Rowton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle - hotel - panoramio (1)		Commons
commons	image		Rowton Castle - hotel - panoramio (2)		Commons