Petton, Shropshire

Last updated

Petton
Petton - geograph.org.uk - 335760.jpg
Petton. Its church is on the right.
Shropshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Petton
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ438267
Civil parish
  • Petton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01939
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°50′06″N2°50′02″W / 52.835°N 2.834°W / 52.835; -2.834

Petton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It was mentioned in Domesday as "Peetone", a name probably derived from Old English paec-tun, "settlement by the hill". [1]

Petton is near to the village and parish of Cockshutt, south-east of the town Ellesmere. The two parishes have in recent years combined their parish councils under the name Cockshutt-cum-Petton.

See also

References

  1. Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.157