Walcot, Shropshire
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Walcot is a small village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin
and ceremonial county of Shropshire
, England
.
The village is situated equidistant between Shrewsbury
and Wellington
. Surrounding villages include Allscott
, Withington
, and Wrockwardine
; Walcot forms part of the parish of Wrockwardine.
Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. The district was created in 1974 as The...
and ceremonial county of Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The village is situated equidistant between Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
and Wellington
Wellington, Shropshire
Wellington is a town in the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the new town of Telford. The population of the parish of Wellington was recorded as 20,430 in the 2001 census, making it the third largest town in Shropshire if...
. Surrounding villages include Allscott
Allscott
Allscott is a small village to the west of Wellington, Shropshire. The River Tern flows by. It falls within the parish of Wrockwardine and the borough of Telford and Wrekin. Nearby is the small village of Walcot....
, Withington
Withington, Shropshire
Withington is a village and parish in Shropshire, England.The parish is very small and is located on the Shropshire Council/Telford and Wrekin Council boundary.-Saint John the Baptist Church:...
, and Wrockwardine
Wrockwardine
Wrockwardine is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies north of The Wrekin and the M54/A5, and west of Wellington.There is a church, St Peter's, dating back to Saxon times....
; Walcot forms part of the parish of Wrockwardine.