Whittington, Shropshire

Whittington
Whittington Castle
Whittington is located in Shropshire
Whittington
Whittington
Location within Shropshire
Population2,592 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ324312
Civil parish
  • Whittington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOSWESTRY
Postcode districtSY11
Dialling code01691
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°52′26″N 3°00′11″W / 52.874°N 3.003°W / 52.874; -3.003

Whittington is a village and civil parish in north west Shropshire, England, lying east and north-east of Oswestry. The parish had a population of 2,592 at the 2011 census.[1] The village of Whittington is in the centre of the parish, and three smaller villages, Park Hall to its west, Hindford to the north-east and Babbinswood to the south, are also within the parish.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Whittington CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2008.