High Ercall | |
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Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 1,639 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ593175 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TELFORD |
Postcode district | TF6 |
Dialling code | 01952 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
High Ercall (/ɑːrkəl/ AR-kəl), also known in the past as Ercall Magna (/ɑːrkəl mæɡnə/), is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The civil parish is still called Ercall Magna, and had a total population of 1,679 at the 2001 census,[1] reducing to 1,639 at the 2011 census.[2] The parish includes the villages of Rowton, Ellerdine and Cold Hatton, and a number of hamlets including Cotwall, Osbaston, Poynton and Roden.
The village lies on the junction of the B5062 and B5063 roads.