Calcott, Shropshire

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Calcott
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ449139
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY3
Dialling code 01743
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52°43′12″N2°48′54″W / 52.720°N 2.815°W / 52.720; -2.815

Calcott is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. [1] It falls within the civil parish of Bicton. [2] The name derives from the Old English calde cote, meaning cold huts, or cold cots. [3]

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References

  1. "Calcott, Shropshire - area information, map, walks and more". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. "Election Maps Bicton Parish". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.
  3. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.