Betchcott Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Betchcott in the Winter.jpg
Static Image Caption:The hamlet of Betchcott
Coordinates:52.583°N -2.834°W
Official Name:Betchcott
Civil Parish:Smethcott
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Shrewsbury and Atcham
Post Town:CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode District:SY6
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01694
Os Grid Reference:SO434987

Betchcott is a hamlet near the villages of Picklescott and Woolstaston in Shropshire, England.

It lies in the parish of Smethcott, in the northern foothills of the Long Mynd. The nearest town is Church Stretton. The hamlet is made up of three farms, Upper Farm, Middle Farm and Batchcott Hall Farm, as well as Batchcott Hall and several other cottages.

Its name is derived from Old English bæce or bece, "brook", referring to a cottage by a brook.[1]

Max Wenner (1887–1937), textile businessman, birder, landowner; possibly a British Secret Service agent assassinated by the Gestapo, lived at Batchcott Hall at time of his death.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Gelling & Foxall, The place-names of Shropshire: Part 2, The hundreds of Ford and Condover, English Place-Name Society, 1995, p.182
  2. Web site: Marut . Alex . 17 October 2020 . Het enigma rond Max Wenner . The enigma surrounding Max Victor Wenner . taskforceliberty.be . nl . Genk, Belgium.