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Arscott
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ434077
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY5
Dialling code 01743
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52°39′50″N2°50′10″W / 52.664°N 2.836°W / 52.664; -2.836 Coordinates: 52°39′50″N2°50′10″W / 52.664°N 2.836°W / 52.664; -2.836

Arscott is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is near to Plealey, Shorthill and Annscroft and within the civil parish of Pontesbury. [1]

Shropshire County of England

Shropshire is a county in England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county.

Plealey village in United Kingdom

Plealey is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located between Pontesford and Longden.

Shorthill, Shropshire village in United Kingdom

Shorthill is a small village in Shropshire, England. It is located just off the A488, near to Hanwood and Arscott, within Pontesbury civil parish. Shorthill contains a Victorian red-brick towered church, at Lea Cross.

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The hamlet is spread out along Pound Lane and has a number of Victorian cottages associated with the local farms or coal mines [2] working as early as 1838, the last closing in 1919. [3]

Nearby is the hamlet of Arscott Villa, which adjoins Annscroft.

There is an 18-hole golf course at Arscott, which opened in 1992 and is the home of the Arscott Golf Club. [4]

Golf course Series of holes designed for the game of golf

A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played. It comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick ("pin") and hole ("cup"). A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes. Most courses contain 18 holes; some share fairways or greens, and a subset has nine holes, played twice per round. Par-3 courses consist of nine or 18 holes all of which have a par of three strokes.

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References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 126 Shrewsbury & Oswestry (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319228753.
  2. ↑ Martinali, Richard. Pontesbury Parish 2012. Pontesbury 2012 Guide Committee. p. 16.
  3. ↑ Gaydon & Lawson, A.T. & J.B. (1982). A History of Pontesbury. Shropshire Libraries. p. 280. ISBN   0-903802-23-6.Reprint extract from Victoria County History of Shropshire, Volume VIII (1968).
  4. ↑ "Arscott Golf Club" . Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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