Wotherton

Wotherton

Cottage in Wotherton
Wotherton
 Wotherton shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ281005
Civil parishChirbury with Brompton
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MONTGOMERY
Postcode district SY15
Dialling code 01938
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentLudlow
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Coordinates: 52°35′53″N 3°03′40″W / 52.598°N 3.061°W / 52.598; -3.061

Wotherton is a hamlet in west Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. It is in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton. Its name, mentioned as a manor in Domesday means, roughly, "settlement at a woodland ford"; the road through the village crosses a small stream.[1]

The Wotherton Barytes Mine operated here until 1911.

References

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  1. Gelling, M. The place-names of Shropshire, vol I: The major names of Shropshire, English Place-Name Society, 1990, p.328


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