Wotherton

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Wotherton
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Cottage in Wotherton
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Wotherton
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ281005
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MONTGOMERY
Postcode district SY15
Dialling code 01938
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Shropshire
52°35′53″N3°03′40″W / 52.598°N 3.061°W / 52.598; -3.061

Wotherton is a hamlet in west Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. It is in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton. Its name, mentioned as a manor in the Domesday Book means, roughly, "settlement at a woodland ford"; the road through the village crosses a small stream. [1]

The Wotherton Barytes Mine operated here until 1911.

See also

References

  1. Gelling, M. The place-names of Shropshire, vol I: The major names of Shropshire, English Place-Name Society, 1990, p.328