Wollaston, Shropshire

Wollaston
St. John the Baptist church at Wollaston
Wollaston is located in Shropshire
Wollaston
Wollaston
Location within Shropshire
Population202 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSJ328123
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY5
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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52°42′14″N 2°59′38″W / 52.704°N 2.994°W / 52.704; -2.994

Wollaston is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alberbury with Cardeston, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, only a quarter of a mile from the Welsh border. In 2001 the parish had a population of 202.

Wollaston was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Alberbury,[1] from 1866 Wollaston was a civil parish in its own right,[2] on 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and merged with Alberbury with Cardeston and Westbury.[3]

It is believed that Old Tom Parr was born in, or near, to the village at Winnington at The Glyn, according to the inscription on a brass plaque in the church.

There is a beacon here, by the church, that is to be lit in case of an invasion from Wales.[citation needed] Immediately west of the church are the earthwork remains of Wollaston Castle, a motte-and-bailey castle.

Half a mile south-east near Bretchel is the site of a small Norman motte castle known as The Beacon.

Previously served by Plas-y-Court Halt railway station on the Cambrian Line.

  1. ^ "History of Wollaston, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Wollaston Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Shrewsbury Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 June 2023.