Woolston, north Shropshire

For the place near Church Stretton and Craven Arms, see Woolston, south Shropshire. For other places of the same name, see Woolston (disambiguation).

Woolston
St Winifred's Well, close to Woolston near Maesbury Marsh
Woolston Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ322242
Civil parish	Oswestry Rural
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oswestry
Postcode district	SY10
Dialling code	01691
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°48′43″N3°00′22″W / 52.812°N 3.006°W / 52.812; -3.006

Woolston, in the north of the county of Shropshire, England, is a hamlet located in the parish of Oswestry Rural, just to the south east of Maesbury Marsh, near Oswestry (in the St Oswald electoral division of Shropshire Council unitary authority, previously part of the borough of Oswestry until its abolition in 2009).

Nearby is St Winifred's Well. According to legend, it is thought that on her way to Shrewsbury Abbey, Winifred's body was laid there overnight and a spring sprang up out of the ground. The well is covered by a 15th-century half-timbered cottage. The water flows through a series of stone troughs and into a large pond, which then flows into a stream. The cottage is maintained by the Landmark Trust. ^[1]

References

1. "St Winifred's Well". Landmark Trust . Retrieved 9 November 2015.