Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Acton Burnell |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.613934 |
| Longitude | -2.694281 |
| Place Type | Village |
Acton Burnell, a cluster of buildings in Shropshire, breathes the quietude of the West Midlands. It lies 9.4 km west-north-west of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 283°T, OS grid SJ 530 020), and is situated east-north-east of Frodesley village. The village is dominated by the impressive bulk of Acton Burnell Castle, a substantial Tudor manor house built by Sir Reginald Lee in the late 15th century, its red sandstone glowing warmly in the afternoon sun. Nearby, the parish church of St. Mary, with its elegant spire, offers a quiet counterpoint to the castle's grandeur, its ancient stones whispering tales of centuries past. The surrounding countryside, a patchwork of fields and hedgerows, carries the gentle scent of damp earth and growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural pulse that has long defined this corner of England.
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Explore Acton Burnell, Shropshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.613934, -2.694281. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |