7 beautiful period homes for sale in Shropshire - including a former toll house and Grand Designs competition winner
Step inside another era with this handpicked selection of Shropshire’s most enchanting period homes currently on the market — from grand manor estates and elegant Georgian townhouses to characterful cottages and historic conversions.
Whether you're looking to own a slice of Shropshire history or if you're fantasising about living your best Bridgerton life, there are dozens of stunning period properties up for sale right now.
From Georgian townhouses to character-filled market town cottages and sprawling country estates, these homes are brimming with history, character, and architectural flair.
Whether you’re drawn to original fireplaces, exposed beams or sweeping grounds, there’s something on the market to capture every imagination.
Here are some of the county’s most captivating period properties currently for sale.
Impressive Arts and Crafts manor estate - £4,000,000
Wicksted Hall near Whitchurch offers breathtaking, panoramic views across Cheshire and Shropshire.
The purchase comes with more than 16 acres of private gardens, grounds and equestrian paddocks, alongside various outbuildings, two estate cottages and a refurbished gate lodge.
Inside, the impressive building features a Grade Hall with original Arts and Crafts features, oak paneling and a large fireplace with a stunning oak staircase and galleries above, while the home is littered with parquet flooring, original mouldings, fireplaces and other fabulous features throughout.
The estate is listed for sale by Fine & Country of Derby for offers in the region of £4m.
Former north Shropshire toll house filled with rustic character - £260,000
Dating back over 200 years, this three-bedroom home in Tilstock was once a toll house and still retains an abundance of period features - including exposed beams and latch doors throughout.
Inside, there's a dining room featuring a cosy log burner and a bright and airy kitchen with a stable door opening out onto a stunning private garden.
It's currently up for sale with Barbers of Whitchurch for offers in the region of £260,000.
Georgian townhouse with views over Shrewsbury Quarry and St Chads - £1,750,000
Described by agents, Strutt & Parker, as a "majestic and friendly" period home, the sale of 1 Claremont Buildings presents a stunning opportunity to buy an impressive townhouse right in the centre of Shrewsbury.
Period features inside include hand-turned cantilevered stone staircase, panelled doors, window reveals, deep carved skirting boards and architraves, fireplaces, feature plasterwork cornicing and deep wide sash windows.
The home features six bedrooms, six reception rooms and five bathrooms, along with a private garden and a large driveway behind secure double gates.
Former miners cottage on the edge of Stiperstones National Nature Reserve - £425,000
In recent years, this former miners cottage has been transformed and extended into a stunning three-bedroom detached home sitting right on the edge of Stiperstones nature reserve.
Agents, Monks, called the location "truly enviable" and perfectly suited for those with a love of hiking - with direct access to footpaths and bridle paths through the Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty.
The living room, situated within the original part of the cottage, features exposed beams and a log burning stove set into a strinking Inglenook.
It's up for sale for offers in the region of £425,000.
Jacobean manor that snagged prize for best restoration in Grand Designs competition - £995,000
The Grade II-listed Bletchley Manor was originally built in 1594 and in 2008 won the best restoration category in a Grand Designs competition.
It took around 18 months and £350,000 for Nigel Daly and Brian Vowels to restore the historic property back into its former glory, and the home is now up for sale with a guide price of £995,000.
The five-bedroom, four-bathroom, four-reception-room property near Market Drayton is listed for sale by Savills.
Grade II-listed home in former Ironbridge hospital - £225,000
This two-bed terrace home was once part of the Beeches hospital in Ironbridge, a Grade II-listed building.
Built in 1871, The Beeches Hospital building was originally the Madeley Union Workhouse before becoming a hospital in the 1930s.
In 2019 the historic site was restored and transformed into 36 new homes by Shropshire Homes.
This property, a two-bedroom home on the site, is up for sale by Nick Tart for £225,000.
'Exceptional' country residence in over five acres of idyllic grounds - £1,850,000
Set in an elevated and private position with panoramic countryside views, the agents say that Parkley near Whitchurch is a distinguished property, that has been a much loved family home for over 40 years.
The six-bedroom, three-bathroom, four-reception-room property retains a wealth of original features including pitch pine doors, intricate marquetry, and a unique fireplace set within the carved housing of a former cathedral organ-testament to the property's rich heritage and craftsmanship.
There's also more than five acres of land with the purchase and an extensive range of brick outbuildings offering enormous scope for conversion.
It's being listed for sale by Knight Frank of Shrewsbury with a guide price of £1,850,000.
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