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High Ercall

Coordinates: 52°45′N 2°36′W / 52.750°N 2.600°W / 52.750; -2.600
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High Ercall (pronounced High Arcal) is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

It lies on the junction of the B5062 and B5063 roads. There is a pub called the Cleveland Arms and St Michael Church.

The old manor house was a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War and a battle took place at the village during the war. Time Team held a dig here. There are however no tourist facilities.

Just up the road is the World War II airfield which was the home of 29MU, a maintenance unit and end of the line for a lot of aircraft in the early 1950s. The airfield was later became the Headquarters site for the Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) Multi Occupational Training and Educational Centre (MOTEC 1). The site was the location of the annual finals of the RTITB National Junior Mechanics Competition (NJMC) for Apprentice Mechanics under 19 years old. In the late 90's ownership was transferred to Centrex and it is now owned by the Angel group

Civil parish

Ercall Magna is the civil parish covering the village of High Ercall and surrounding hamlets, including Rowton and Ellerdine.

52°45′N 2°36′W / 52.750°N 2.600°W / 52.750; -2.600