Whitton, Shropshire

Whitton
House in Whitton
Whitton is located in Shropshire
Whitton
Whitton
Location within Shropshire
Population239 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO575725
Civil parish
  • Whitton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLudlow
Postcode districtSY8
Dialling code01584
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Shropshire
52°20′56″N 2°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

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".


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