This ancient village started out as a tiny settlement in the 6^th century and its church, St Cuthbert’s, dates back to the late 12^th century. The 610-mile Monarch’s Way footpath, which follows the route taken by Charles ll as he fled after the Battle of Worcester in 1651, cuts through the parish. Local people take great pride in Albrighton Moat and Gardens run by the charitable Albrighton Trust. It is a series of gardens spread around a medieval moat. The nearby village of Tong contains the supposed resting place of Little Nell, made famous by Charles Dickens in his ‘Old Curiosity Shop’.