Discover Whitchurch, Shropshire

Whitchurch, Shropshire, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitchurch_-_Bargates_-_geograph.org.uk_-_218966.jpg
Author: Mike Harris


Whitchurch is a market town in northern Shropshire, England. Although it has a population of just around 9,000 people, it holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the county.

Whitchurch traces its roots to the Roman times. It was founded between AD 52 and 70, and was originally known as Mediolanum. It was located on the old Roman road running between Chester and Wroxeter.

Whitchurch received its present name after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century, when the Normans named it after a church there built of white stone. This namesake church is St Alkmund, which broke with tradition in 1712 and was rebuilt with red sandstone, on the same site as the old Norman church. As it is today a Grade I listed heritage building, there is no hope of reverted to a white church.

St Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Alkmund%27s_Church,_Whitchurch1.jpg
Author: Peter I. Vardy

Visiting Whitchurch

From London, take the M1 motorway to Junction 19, then continue west on the M6 motorway. At Junction 11, turn off the M6 motorway to the M54 motorway. Head west on the M54 until Junction 3, where you take the A41 heading north until you arrive at Whitchurch.

Places of Interest in Whitchurch

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