Chetwynd Aston

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52°45′18″N2°22′03″W / 52.755025°N 2.367524°W / 52.755025; -2.367524

Chetwynd Aston [1] is a village in the civil parish of Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote, in the Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is located midway between the towns of Shifnal and Newport. [2]

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History

The village was recorded in the Domesday Book [3] and its name was to distinguish it from the nearby village of Chetwynd. Which is further north of the village. The village retains a large amount of its rural character and was moved along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s/70s. [4]

Chetwynd Aston was formerly a township in the parish of Edgmond, [5] in 1866 Chetwynd Aston became a separate civil parish, [6] in 1894 the parish was abolished and split to form Chetwynd Aston Urban and "Chetwynd Aston Rural", on 1 April 1934 Chetwynd Aston Rural was renamed to "Chetwynd Aston". [7] On 1 April 1988 the parish of Woodcote was merged with Chetwynd Aston, on 2 November 1988 the merged parish was renamed "Chetwynd Aston and Woodcoteh". [8] In 1971 the parish of Chetwynd Aston (prior to the merge) had a population of 253. [9]

Geography

The village is located near the A41 road between Newport and Albrighton. It is also close to the M54 motorway between Shrewsbury, Telford and Wolverhampton. [10]

Transport

There is are no bus services in Chetwynd Aston, the nearest bus services are in neighbouring Newport.

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References

  1. ↑ Chetwynd-Stapylton, Henry Edward (1892). The Chetwynds of Ingestre: Being a History of that Family from a Very Early Date. Longmans, Green and Company.
  2. ↑ George, Sir Richard St; Saint-George, Sir Richard (1885). The Heraldic Visitations of Staffordshire Made by Sir Richard St. George: Norroy, in 1614, and by Sir William Dugdale, Norroy, in the Years 1663 and 1664. Mitchell and Hughes.
  3. ↑ Morris, John (1975). Domesday Book. Phillimore. ISBN   978-0-85033-702-0.
  4. ↑ Frost, Allan (2010-09-15). Telford Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-4456-3135-6.
  5. ↑ "History of Chetwynd Aston, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Relationships and changes Chetwynd Aston CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Newport Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Wrekin Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Population statistics Chetwynd Aston CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Rogers, Paul (2024-08-03). "More than 200 homes set to be built near town despite residents' fears". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
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