Wotherton
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Wotherton |
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OS grid reference | SJ281005 |
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Civil parish | Chirbury with Brompton |
Unitary authority | Shropshire |
Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
Region | West Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MONTGOMERY |
Postcode district | SY15 |
Dialling code | 01938 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
EU Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | Ludlow |
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Coordinates: 52°35′53″N 3°03′40″W / 52.598°N 3.061°W
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.
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- ↑ 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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