Wotherton

Wotherton
Wotherton
	Cottage in Wotherton
	Wotherton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ281005
Civil parish	Chirbury with Brompton;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MONTGOMERY
Postcode district	SY15
Dialling code	01938
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	South Shropshire;

Wotherton is a hamlet in west Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. It is in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton. Its name, mentioned as a manor in the Domesday Book means, roughly, "settlement at a woodland ford"; the road through the village crosses a small stream.^[1]

The Wotherton Barytes Mine operated here until 1911.

References

^ Gelling, M. The place-names of Shropshire, vol I: The major names of Shropshire, English Place-Name Society, 1990, p.328

[gelling-1] Gelling, M. The place-names of Shropshire, vol I: The major names of Shropshire, English Place-Name Society, 1990, p.328

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