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Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church

England
List entry 1008388
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008388
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.43 hectares
Grid reference
SO 46094 95935
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill, 150 metres north west of St Michael and All Angels Church, is an ancient castle earthwork situated in Shropshire. The site comprises substantial motte and bailey fortifications, representing a characteristic Norman defensive work from the medieval period. The monument consists of a prominent mound with associated bailey platform, typical of the early Norman castle-building tradition established in England following 1066. The site's proximity to the parish church indicates its historical importance within the local landscape, though the specific identity of the castle's original Norman founder and the precise chronology of its occupation remain subjects for further archaeological investigation.

Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008388. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church?

Castle Hill, 150 metres north west of St Michael and All Angels Church, is an ancient castle earthwork situated in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008388.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church?

Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008388.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm (6 km), Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall (6.1 km), Roman road at Marshbrook (6.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm
6 km
Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall
6.1 km
Roman road at Marshbrook
6.7 km
Bowl barrow on Prior's Holt Hill.
7.4 km
Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 1000m south of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
7.8 km
Two conjoined ring cairns on Synald's Knoll, 140m north-west of OS trig pillar.
8.1 km
Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll.
8.1 km
Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm.
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church

Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church

WroxeterRoman town · ~10.3 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~11.4 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~13.5 miles
Domesday entry for Womerton, Shropshire →
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