Allscott

Allscott
Cottages in Allscott
Allscott is located in Shropshire
Allscott
Allscott
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ612131
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF6
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Shropshire
52°42′50″N 2°34′23″W / 52.714°N 2.573°W / 52.714; -2.573

Allscott is a small village 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Wellington, Shropshire.[1] The River Tern flows by. It falls within the parish of Wrockwardine and the borough of Telford and Wrekin. Nearby is the small village of Walcot.

Etymology

The name derives of Aldescote which translates as Aldred's Cottage.[2]

Recent history

In 1927, a sugar beet factory[3] (which came to be owned by British Sugar), once stood in the village and was a major local employer. One of the small steam locomotives that used to work in the factory has been preserved at the Foxfield Railway in Staffordshire. The factory buildings have been demolished since its closure[4] and in 2015, an application to build 470 homes on the site was granted permission by Telford and Wrekin Council.[5] Concerns about overcrowded roads have led to calls for a railway station to be opened on the site as it is adjacent to the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line, but the developers have stated that a railway station is not in their plans.[6]

Sport

Allscott Heath F.C. is the village's association football club based at the Allscott Sports & Social Club. The club currently compete in the North West Counties League Division One South. The 2022–23 season saw the club win the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One title. They have also finished runners-up in the Mercian Regional League Premier Division (2015-16 season) and won the Shropshire County Challenge Cup on one occasion (2014–15), as well as the Shropshire County Football League Division One league title (2011–12).

Allscott Cricket Club play in Division 1 of the Shropshire County Cricket League after being relegated from the Premier Division in 2014.

Namesake

There is another hamlet in Shropshire also called Allscott, but to the northeast of Bridgnorth and in the parish of Worfield in south-east of the county.(grid reference SO737962).

See also

References

  1. ^ Mason, Oliver (1986). Bartholomew gazetteer of places in Britain. Edinburgh: Bartholomew. p. 5. ISBN 9780702807312.
  2. ^ Raven, Michael (2005). A guide to Shropshire. Market Drayton: Michael Raven. p. 17. ISBN 0 906114 34 9.
  3. ^ Trinder, Barrie (1983). Ahistory of Shropshire. Chichester: Phillimore. p. 132. ISBN 9780850334753.
  4. ^ "Plans on show over former Allscott sugar beet factory site". BBC News. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Housing approved for Allscott sugar beet factory site". Shropshire Star. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ Jones, Carl (17 April 2014). "Developers turn down rail station suggestion". Telford Journal: 4. ISSN 1352-1543.
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