Visit Chirbury Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chirbury

  

Chirbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chirbury

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Chirbury history

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The name of Chirbury was recorded in 915 as Ċyriċbyrig in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The 8th century Offa’s Dyke marked the frontier of the Mercian kingdom. Its Welsh name, Llanffynhonwen, means “the church of the white well” or “…of the holy well”

Church and Priory

St Michael’s Church is the only church in Chirbury, and is dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. Originally an Anglo-Saxon church, founded in 915 (with the building of the fort) or possibly earlier, the current building largely dates to the late 12th century. The church was restored in 1871–72 by Edward Haycock junior.

Conservation area

Most of the village’s buildings are either of a red brick or limestone construction, or a combination. The centre of Chirbury is a conservation area, which includes St Michael’s Church, The Herbert Arms, Primary School and the Parish Hall.

Chirbury geography / climate

Chirbury with Brompton is 2+1/2 miles (4.0 km) east of Montgomery and 8.7 km northwest of Bishop’s Castle, with Shrewsbury, the county town, 18 miles (29 km) away to the northeast. The centre of the village is at an elevation of 109 metres (358 ft) The eastern part of the parish falls within the Shropshire Hills AONB.

Transport

Roads and lanes converge on the village, with the A490 (Churchstoke – Welshpool road) and the B4386 (Shrewsbury – Montgomery road) combining as they pass through the centre of the village. The nearest train station to Chirbury is Welshpool, which is 7 miles (11 km) away. The Bishops Castle Railway originally was planned to run through the parish.

You can visit Chirbury places with Walkfo Chirbury to hear history at Chirbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chirbury has 10 places to visit in our interactive Chirbury map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Chirbury, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Chirbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chirbury & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 10 audio facts unique to Chirbury places in an interactive Chirbury map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Chirbury Places Map
10 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Chirbury historic spots	Chirbury tourist destinations	Chirbury plaques	Chirbury geographic features
Walkfo Chirbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Chirbury

  

Best Chirbury places to visit

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Chirbury has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chirbury’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chirbury’s information audio spots:

Nantcribba Nantcribba is a township in the parish of Forden in the historic county of Montgomeryshire and now in Powys. It is also the site of the Corbett, Barons of Caus Castle in Shropshire. To the south of the Castle site was NantCribba Hall, which was owned by the Devereux family and the Marquises of Hereford.

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