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Woodcote
Village
Woodcote
WoodcoteLocation within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ766148
Civil parish	Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	TF10
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wrekin
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°44′03″N 2°20′40″W / 52.734127°N 2.344356°W / 52.734127; -2.344356

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

History

The village was recorded as far back as 1086 AD 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 and was moved along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s/70s.

Geography

The village 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

Located near the village is Woodcote Hall, it was originally home to the Cotes family until the 20th Century. It later was rebuilt and is now home to a nursing home. It is a Grade II listed building.

St Peter's Chapel

Located within the Woodcote Hall grounds is the redundant St Peter's Chapel which is not grade listed but 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. "St Peter's Chapel, Woodcote, Shropshire". CRSBI. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
7. "115 - Shifnal - Bridgnorth". bustimes.org. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.