Whitton, Shropshire

Whitton
House in Whitton
Whitton Location within Shropshire
Population	239 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SO575725
Civil parish	Whitton
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ludlow
Postcode district	SY8
Dialling code	01584
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°20′56″N2°37′23″W / 52.349°N 2.623°W / 52.349; -2.623

Whitton is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

It is situated east of Caynham and the market town of Ludlow is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) away. There is a parish church in the hamlet. ^[2]

Whitton Court is a grade I listed manor house dating from 1611, ^[3] previously the home of Lord Mayor of London Sebastian Harvey, and members of the Charlton family.

The Norman village church, St Mary The Virgin, is notable for stained-glass by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Morris & Co. of c. 1893 ^[4] and 1912 ^[5] in the east window.

See also

• Listed buildings in Whitton, Shropshire

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 26 November 2015.
2. Ordnance Survey mapping
3. "Whitton Court". British Listed Buildings.
4. "Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonné".
5. "Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonné".