Hotels in Shropshire

Bishops Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Chirk Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Craven Arms Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Much Wenlock Newport (Shropshire) Oswestry Shifnal Shrewsbury Telford Wem Whitchurch (Shropshire)

Now showing 1 to 15 hotels of a total of 68 hotels in Shropshire
More hotels in Shropshire

  1. Lion Hotel (Shrewsbury)
         Rooms from £49.00
  2. Overton Grange Country House Hotel (Ludlow)
         Rooms from £90.00
  3. Caer Urfa (Shrewsbury)
         Rooms from £35.00
  4. Lion & Pheasant Hotel (Shrewsbury)
         Rooms from £35.00
  5. The Oaks Hotel & Restaurant (Telford)
         Rooms from £48.00
  6. Wayside Guest House (Albrighton)
         Rooms from £45.00
  7. Ternhill Farm House & The Cottage Restaurant (Market Drayton)
         Rooms from £35.00
  8. Brownhill House (Nr Shrewsbury)
         Rooms from £20.00
  9. Pheasant Inn (Telford)
         Rooms from £45.00
  10. Days Inn Hotel Telford (Telford)
         Rooms from £29.00
  11. Haughton Hall (Telford)
         Rooms from £50.00
  12. The Arleston Inn Hotel (Telford)
         Rooms from £40.00
  13. The Fox Inn (Bridgnorth, Shropshire)
         Rooms from £75.00
  14. Churchdown House (Bridgnorth)
         Rooms from £55.00
  15. Bromley Court B and B (Ludlow)
         Rooms from £90.00

More hotels in Shropshire

About Shropshire

The origin of the name "Shropshire" is the Old English "Scrobbesbyrigscir" (Shrewsburyshire). However, the Normans who ruled England after 1066 found both "Scrobbesbyrig" and "Scrobbesbyrigscir" difficult to pronounce so they softened them to "Salopesberia" and "Salopescira". Salop is the abbreviation of these.

When a council for the county was set up in 1888, it was called "Salop County Council". The name was never popular, and the council renamed itself "Shropshire County Council" in 1980. However, the term "Salopian", derived from "Salop", is still used to mean "from Shropshire". The latin motto of "Floreat Salopia" (may Shropshire flourish) is also used for Shropshire on crests and emblems.

Salop can also mean the county town, Shrewsbury, and in historical records Shropshire is described as "the county of Salop" and Shrewsbury as "the town of Salop".

	Boscobel House and the Royal Oak - Shropshire
	Boscobel House was built around 1632, when John Gifford of Whiteladies converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge. The Gifford family were Catholics, at a time when the religion was outlawed. Tradition holds that the true purpose of Boscobel was to serve as a secret place for the shelter of Catholics in time of need.The house was, however, destined for greater importance. Following the execution of King Charles I in 1649, his eldest son made a brave attempt to regain the throne, but his hopes were crushed at Worcester in the final conflict of the Civil War. Young Charles was forced to flee for his life. Initially, the future King Charles II set out to cross the River Severn into Wales, but found his way blocked by Cromwell’s patrols.
	Find Hotels near Boscobel House and the Royal Oak - Shropshire

	Stokesay Castle - Shropshire
	Stokesay Castle is a remarkable survival, a fortified manor house which has hardly altered since the late 13th century. The house was built by Lawrence Ludlow, a leading wool merchant of his day, who created a comfortable residence combining an aesthetically pleasing design with some defensive capabilities. In doing so, he took advantage of the newly established peace on the Welsh border following Edward I's defeat of the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Last. This enabled him to build a large hall, comfortable solar, or private apartment, with windows on the outside world, without fear of attack.
	Find Hotels near Stokesay Castle - Shropshire

Below are the top areas searched for in the UK
Aberdeen Ambleside Ayr Basingstoke Bath Belfast Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth Brighton	Bristol Buxton Cambridge Canterbury Cardiff Cheltenham Chester Conwy Coventry Dover	Eastbourne Edinburgh Exeter Folkestone Fort William Gatwick Glasgow Great Yarmouth Kings Lynn Leicester	Leeds Lincoln Liverpool London Luton Manchester Newcastle Upon Tyne Norwich Nottingham Oxford	Plymouth Portsmouth Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-upon-Avon St Andrews Swansea Torquay Weston-Super-Mare Windermere York

HOTELS.UK.COM
Search for hotels here!

Save up to 70%

A to Z bar of Hotels, Guest Houses and Bed & Breakfasts
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Send mail to info@hotels.uk.com with questions or comments about this web site.
© 1999 - 2008 HOTELS.UK.COM. All rights reserved
Terms | Ratings

Hotels in Shropshire

Below are the top areas searched for in the UK