Arscott | |
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Path to Coppice Farm | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ434077 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01743 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Arscott is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is near to Plealey, Shorthill and Annscroft and within the civil parish of Pontesbury.[1]
The hamlet is spread out along Pound Lane and has a number of Victorian cottages associated with the local farms or coal mines[2] working as early as 1838, the last closing in 1919.[3]
Nearby is the hamlet of Arscott Villa, which adjoins Annscroft.
There is an 18-hole golf course at Arscott, which opened in 1992 and is the home of the Arscott Golf Club.[4]