Whitton, Shropshire
Appearance
Whitton | |
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![]() House in Whitton | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 239 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO575725 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ludlow |
Postcode district | SY8 |
Dialling code | 01584 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Whitton is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England.
It is situated east of Caynham and the market town of Ludlow is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) away. There is a parish church in the hamlet.[2]
Whitton Court is a Grade I Listed manor house dating from 1611,[3] previously the home of Lord Mayor of London Sebastian Harvey, and members of the Charlton family.
The village church, St Mary The Virgin, is notable for stained-glass by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris of c. 1893 in the east window.
See also
- Listed buildings in Whitton, Shropshire
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey mapping
- ^ "Whitton Court". British Listed Buildings.