Human settlement in England
Whitton | |
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House in Whitton | |
WhittonLocation within Shropshire | |
Population | 239 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SO575725 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ludlow |
Postcode district | SY8 |
Dialling code | 01584 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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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.
Whitton Court is a grade I listed manor house dating from 1611, 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 and 1912 in the east window.
See also
- Listed buildings in Whitton, Shropshire
References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- Ordnance Survey mapping
- "Whitton Court". British Listed Buildings.
- "Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonné".
- "Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonné".
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