Woolston, south Shropshire

For the place near Oswestry, see Woolston, north Shropshire. For other places of the same name, see Woolston (disambiguation).
Woolston

The hamlet of Woolston, south Shropshire
Woolston
 Woolston shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO424872
Civil parishWistanstow
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Church Stretton
Postcode district SY6
Dialling code 01694
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentLudlow
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Coordinates: 52°28′48″N 2°50′56″W / 52.480°N 2.849°W / 52.480; -2.849

Woolston, in the south of the county of Shropshire, England, is a hamlet located in the parish of Wistanstow, one mile northwest of that village, near Craven Arms (in the Church Stretton and Craven Arms county electoral division of Shropshire unitary authority, previously part of the district of South Shropshire until its abolition in 2009).

In the mediaeval period the name was variously spelt Wolfreston, Wolureston and Wylfriston; the Domesday Book survey recorded that in 1066 it had been held by Spirtes the priest along with Wistanstow.[1]

References

  1. Gelling and Foxall, The place-names of Shropshire, Volume 1, English Place-Name Society, 1990, p.324


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