Walk the Trail
Welcome to Adderley Heritage – a community-run initiative created to preserve and promote the history and heritage of Adderley, Shropshire.
Walk the Trail: The Heritage Trail takes us to 7 key points around the village which are of historical significance. At each point information boards linking to more online information are available to help visitors explore our history which the Geoff Butter Collection traces back to the 11th Century.
Launched in 2023, the Adderley Heritage Trail offers residents and visitors the opportunity to explore our village and visit 7 sites of historical significance. At each site there is an information board to help people explore our history, which can be traced back to the 11th century. The walk is approximately 2 miles on good terrain and should take around 1 hour.
The Heritage Trail takes us to 7 key points around the village which are of historical significance. At each point information boards linking to more online information are available to help visitors explore our history which can be traced back to the 11th Century
Explore and uncover Adderley’s rich history:
Adderley originally governed by the Corbet family who were rewarded for their service to William The Conqueror. It was considered to be a much more important settlement than Market Drayton for a long time as it lay on a key route for the transportation of salt and other goods.
A tiny community, but with a status that belied its size, Adderley lay next to the Shropshire Union Canal and has a number of listed canal bridges built by Thomas Telford. With the demise of the canals and the rise of the railways Adderley also had a mainline railway stationon the line from Nantwich to Market Drayton and even had its own steam train – The Adderley.
Raven House on Station Road, was a convalescent hospital for Officers who were serving in the First World War, and the photographs, paintings and poems by these men are preserved as part of the collection.
World War 1 and Adderley’s hospital. Photographs, paintings and poems from the injured British Officers recovering at Adderley’s convalescent hospital.
World War 2 and Adderley’s German POWs. Artefacts, carvings and memoirs from the prisoners of war held in the now demolished, Adderley Hall.
Adderley Hall, built twice, but now demolished, was originally the family home of the Corbet Family but the family chose not to live in the second Hall, preferring the warmer and more manageable environs of Poole House. However the Hall and its stables were considered adequate accommodation for Prisoners of War during the Second World War and many artefacts, carvings and memoirs from this are part of the collection.
