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Post townNEWPORT
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Dialling code01952
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52°44′03″N 2°20′40″W / 52.734127°N 2.344356°W / 52.734127; -2.344356

Woodcote is a hamlet in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It is located within the Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote civil parish. It is located roughly midway between the towns of Shifnal and Newport.

History

The village was recorded as far back as 1086 in the Domesday Book and its name means Cottage in the Woods. A family known as the "Cotes" owned a lot of the land and buildings around the modern day village. The village retains a large amount of its rural character. It was transferred along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s/70s.

Geography

The hamlet is located near the A41 road between Newport and Albrighton. It is also close to the M54 motorway between Shrewsbury, Telford and Wolverhampton.

Woodcote Hall

Woodcote Hall, now a nursing home

In the hamlet is Woodcote Hall. It was home to the Cotes family until the 20th century. It was rebuilt and is now a nursing home. It is a Grade II listed building.

St Peter's Chapel

Located within the Woodcote Hall grounds is St Peter's Chapel which grade II* listed and is owned by Woodcote Hall. It was in use until 2003, when it was declared redundant.

Transport

There is are no bus services in Woodcote; the nearest ones are in Weston Heath between Shifnal and Bridgnorth and in Newport.

References

  1. Oxford, University of (1851). A Catalogue of All Graduates in Divinity, Law, Medicine, Arts and Music, who Have Regularly Proceeded Or Been Created in the University of Oxford, Between October 10, 1659, and December 31, 1850: To which is Added, a List of Chancellors, Highstewards, Vice-chancellors, Proctors, Heads of Colleges and Halls, and Burgesses of the University. University Press. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. "Our History | CHETWYND ASTON & WOODCOTE PARISH COUNCIL". CAWPC. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Watson, Gavin (1 January 2006). Shropshire. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12083-7. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  4. "Plans to extend size of Woodcote Wood Quarry in Shropshire". BBC News. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  5. Stuff, Good. "Parish Church (Chapel), Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote, Telford and Wrekin". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  6. Historic England. "Parish Church (chapel) (1292305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. "St Peter's Chapel, Woodcote, Shropshire". CRSBI. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  8. "115 - Shifnal - Bridgnorth". bustimes.org. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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