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Chetwynd Aston

Coordinates: 52°45′18″N 2°22′03″W / 52.755025°N 2.367524°W / 52.755025; -2.367524
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Chetwynd Aston
Village
Chetwynd Aston
Chetwynd Aston is located in Shropshire
Chetwynd Aston
Chetwynd Aston
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ753175
Civil parish
  • Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT
Postcode districtTF10
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°45′18″N 2°22′03″W / 52.755025°N 2.367524°W / 52.755025; -2.367524

Chetwynd Aston[1] is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It is located within the Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish. It is located middway between the towns of Shifnal and Newport.[2]

History

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The village was recorded in the Domesday Book[3] and its name was to distinguish it from the nearby village of Chetwynd. Which is further north of the village. The village retains a large amount of its rural character and was moved along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s/70s.[4]

Geography

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The village is located near the A41 road between Newport and Albrighton. It is also close to the M54 motorway between Shrewsbury, Telford and Wolverhampton.[5]

Transport

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There is are no bus services in Chetwynd Aston, the nearest bus services are in neighbouring Newport.

References

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  1. ^ Chetwynd-Stapylton, Henry Edward (1892). The Chetwynds of Ingestre: Being a History of that Family from a Very Early Date. Longmans, Green and Company.
  2. ^ George, Sir Richard St; Saint-George, Sir Richard (1885). The Heraldic Visitations of Staffordshire Made by Sir Richard St. George: Norroy, in 1614, and by Sir William Dugdale, Norroy, in the Years 1663 and 1664. Mitchell and Hughes.
  3. ^ Morris, John (1975). Domesday Book. Phillimore. ISBN 978-0-85033-702-0.
  4. ^ Frost, Allan (2010-09-15). Telford Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3135-6.
  5. ^ Rogers, Paul (2024-08-03). "More than 200 homes set to be built near town despite residents' fears". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.