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WHITTINGTON, Shropshire

"WHITTINGTON, a parish in the upper division of Oswestry hundred, county Salop, 2½ miles N.E. of Oswestry, and 5 W. of Ellesmere. It has stations on the Cambrian and on the Shrewsbury and Chester branch of the Great Western railways. There is likewise a branch line from Gobowen, in this parish, to Oswestry. The river Perry and the Ellesmere canal traverse the parish from N. to S."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Whittington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Military History

• Photograph of Castle Gatehouse, and Photograph of Castle Ruins, Whittington, from Peter & Janet Kirk. Added 29 Jul 2005.

[Original page by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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