English Heritage sites near Ranton Parish
LILLESHALL ABBEY
9 miles from Ranton Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK
10 miles from Ranton Parish
Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.
WHITE LADIES PRIORY
10 miles from Ranton Parish
Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.
CROXDEN ABBEY
16 miles from Ranton Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
IRON BRIDGE
17 miles from Ranton Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
BUILDWAS ABBEY
18 miles from Ranton Parish
The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.
No churches found in Ranton Parish
Pubs in Ranton Parish
Hand & Cleaver
A remote rural pub that was once Ozzy Osborne's local, he lived a few yards down the road. Black Sabbath once played an impromptu gig as support to a local group! It held its own music festivals before closure. Apparently purchased by a me...
Yew Tree
A dining pub which failed to maintain its reputation. Apparently puchased as a property investement by a charity created by the founder of Phones 4 U. Planning permision granted for residential development in 2012.