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Wrockwardine Wood and Trench

Coordinates: 52°42′36″N 2°26′46″W / 52.710°N 2.446°W / 52.710; -2.446
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Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Holy Trinity Church, Wrockwardine Wood
Wrockwardine Wood and Trench is located in Shropshire
Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Location within Shropshire
Area2.522 km2 (0.974 sq mi)
Population5,642 (2021 census)
• Density2,237/km2 (5,790/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
Websitehttps://wwtpc.org.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°42′36″N 2°26′46″W / 52.710°N 2.446°W / 52.710; -2.446

Wrockwardine Wood and Trench, formerly Wrockwardine Wood is a civil parish in the unitary area of Telford and Wrekin,[1] in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

It includes the villages of Trench in the north of the parish and Wrockwardine Wood in the south. It has a parish council made up of eight councillors representing Trench ward, and one each for Kewray Drive Ward, Wrockwardine Wood East, and Wrockwardine Wood West.[2][3] In 2021 the parish had a population of 5,642.[4] The parish was formed on 1 April 1988 as "Wrockwardine Wood", on 10 May 1989 the parish was renamed to "Wrockwardine Wood and Trench".[5]

The Cockshutt is a local nature reserve in the south of the parish, just north of the A442 road.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Wrockwardine Wood and Trench [map]". mapit.mysociety.org. Mapit. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Councillors". Wrockwardine Wood and Trench Parish Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Wrockwardine Wood and Trench Parish Council". www.telford.gov.uk. Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Wrockwardine Wood and Trench". City Population. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Wrekin Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ^ "The Cockshutt". www.telford.gov.uk. Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ^ "The Cockshutt". Wrockwardine Wood and Trench Parish Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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