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'''Woodcote''' is a village in the ] borough in ], England. It is located within the Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish. It is located middway between the towns of ] and ]. '''Woodcote''' is a ] in the ] of ], in the ] district, in the ceremonial county of ], England. It is located between the towns of ] and ].


== History == == History ==
The village was recorded as far back as ] in the ]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Oxford |first1=University of |title=A Catalogue of All Graduates in Divinity, Law, Medicine, Arts and Music, who Have Regularly Proceeded Or Been Created in the University of Oxford, Between October 10, 1659, and December 31, 1850: To which is Added, a List of Chancellors, Highstewards, Vice-chancellors, Proctors, Heads of Colleges and Halls, and Burgesses of the University |date=1851 |publisher=University Press |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WehLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA153&dq=woodcote+shropshire&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiS4ra73sKKAxVNX0EAHZG-JqwQ6AF6BAgJEAI |access-date=25 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and its name means ''Cottage in the Woods''. A family known as the "Cotes" owned a lot of the land and buildings around the modern day village.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History {{!}} CHETWYND ASTON & WOODCOTE PARISH COUNCIL |url=https://www.cawpc.co.uk/our-history#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20our%20Parish,at%20Woodcote%20before%201250%20AD. |website=CAWPC |access-date=25 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newman |first1=John |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |last3=Watson |first3=Gavin |title=Shropshire |date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-12083-7 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3Zqbit3opjQC&pg=PA787&dq=woodcote+telford&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4-93L3sKKAxWrYEEAHa9eFwgQ6AF6BAgIEAI |access-date=25 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The settlement of Udecote is recorded in the ] of 1086.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodcote ,Newport, Shropshire Folio: 256v Great Domesday Book ... |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7309441 |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=The National Archives |publisher=]}}</ref> A family known as the "Cotes" owned land around the modern day hamlet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History|publisher=Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish Council|url=https://www.cawpc.co.uk/our-history#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20our%20Parish,at%20Woodcote%20before%201250%20AD.|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> Woodcote was formerly a ] in the parish of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10535|title=History of Woodcote, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire|publisher=]|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref> In 1866 Woodcote became a separate ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10367761|title=Relationships and changes Woodcote Ch/Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref> It was transferred along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s–70s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newman |first1=John |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |last3=Watson |first3=Gavin |title=Shropshire |date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-12083-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Zqbit3opjQC&dq=woodcote+telford&pg=PA787 |access-date=25 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> In 1971 the parish had a population of 136.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10367761/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Woodcote Ch/Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Chetwynd Aston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/wrekin.html|title=Wrekin Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref>


== Geography == == Geography ==
The village is located near the ] between Newport and ]. It is also close to the ] between ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Plans to extend size of Woodcote Wood Quarry in Shropshire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-68035862 |access-date=25 December 2024 |work=BBC News |date=19 January 2024}}</ref> It is located on the ] between Newport and ] and is close to the ] between ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Plans to extend size of Woodcote Wood Quarry in Shropshire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-68035862 |access-date=25 December 2024 |work=BBC News |date=19 January 2024}}</ref>


== Woodcote Hall == == Woodcote Hall ==
], now a nursing home]] ], now a nursing home]]
Located near the village is ], it was originally home to the Cotes family until the 20th Century. It later was rebuilt and is now home to a nursing home. It is a Grade II listed building. ] was home to the Cotes family until the 20th century. It was rebuilt and is now a nursing home. It is a Grade II listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1351992|desc=Woodcote Hall|grade=II|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>


== St Peter's Chapel == == St Peter's Chapel ==
Located within the Woodcote Hall grounds is the redundant St Peter's Chapel<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stuff |first1=Good |title=Parish Church (Chapel), Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote, Telford and Wrekin |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101292305-parish-church-chapel-chetwynd-aston-and-woodcote |website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk |access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref> which is not grade listed but is owned by Woodcote Hall. It was in use until 2003, when it was declared redundant.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Peter's Chapel, Woodcote, Shropshire |url=https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=4525 |website=CRSBI |access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref> Within the grounds of Woodcote Hall is the Grade II* ] St Peter's Chapel,<ref>{{NHLE|num=1292305|desc=Parish Church (chapel)| access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> declared redundant in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Peter's Chapel, Woodcote, Shropshire |url=https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=4525 |website=CRSBI |access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref>


== Transport == == Transport ==
There is are no bus services in Woodcote, the nearest ones are in ] between Shifnal and ] and in Newport.<ref>{{cite web |title=115 - Shifnal - Bridgnorth |url=https://bustimes.org/services/115-shifnal-bridgnorth?date=2024-12-28&service=113&service=114&service=115&service=116 |website=bustimes.org |access-date=25 December 2024 |date=24 December 2024}}</ref> No bus services operate in Woodcote; the nearest are in ] between Shifnal and ] and in Newport.<ref>{{cite web |title=115 - Shifnal - Bridgnorth |url=https://bustimes.org/services/115-shifnal-bridgnorth?date=2024-12-28&service=113&service=114&service=115&service=116 |website=bustimes.org |access-date=25 December 2024 |date=24 December 2024}}</ref>


== References == == References ==
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Hamlet in Shropshire, England Hamlet in England
Woodcote
Hamlet
Woodcote
Woodcote is located in ShropshireWoodcoteWoodcoteLocation within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ766148
Civil parish
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°44′03″N 2°20′40″W / 52.734127°N 2.344356°W / 52.734127; -2.344356

Woodcote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote, in the Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal and Newport.

History

The settlement of Udecote is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. A family known as the "Cotes" owned land around the modern day hamlet. Woodcote was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Sheriff-Hales. In 1866 Woodcote became a separate civil parish. It was transferred along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s–70s. In 1971 the parish had a population of 136. On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Chetwynd Aston.

Geography

It is located on the A41 road between Newport and Albrighton and is close to the M54 motorway between Shrewsbury, Telford and Wolverhampton.

Woodcote Hall

Woodcote Hall, now a nursing home

Woodcote Hall was home to the Cotes family until the 20th century. It was rebuilt and is now a nursing home. It is a Grade II listed building.

St Peter's Chapel

Within the grounds of Woodcote Hall is the Grade II* listed St Peter's Chapel, declared redundant in 2003.

Transport

No bus services operate in Woodcote; the nearest are in Weston Heath between Shifnal and Bridgnorth and in Newport.

References

  1. "Woodcote ,Newport, Shropshire Folio: 256v Great Domesday Book ..." The National Archives. National Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. "Our History". Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish Council. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. "History of Woodcote, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. "Relationships and changes Woodcote Ch/Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Watson, Gavin (1 January 2006). Shropshire. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12083-7. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  6. "Population statistics Woodcote Ch/Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. "Wrekin Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. "Plans to extend size of Woodcote Wood Quarry in Shropshire". BBC News. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  9. Historic England. "Woodcote Hall (Grade II) (1351992)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  10. Historic England. "Parish Church (chapel) (1292305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  11. "St Peter's Chapel, Woodcote, Shropshire". CRSBI. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  12. "115 - Shifnal - Bridgnorth". bustimes.org. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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