Calcott, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Farmland at Calcott - geograph.org.uk - 132135.jpg
Static Image Caption:Farmland at Calcott
Coordinates:52.72°N -2.815°W
Official Name:Calcott
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Bicton
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Shrewsbury and Atcham
Post Town:SHREWSBURY
Postcode District:SY3
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01743
Os Grid Reference:SJ449139

Calcott is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.[1] It falls within the civil parish of Bicton.[2] The name derives from the Old English calde cote, meaning cold huts, or cold cots.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calcott, Shropshire - area information, map, walks and more . getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 1 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Election Maps Bicton Parish . ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 1 February 2024 . On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time..
  3. Book: Ekwall . Eilert . Eilert Ekwall . The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names . 1960 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0-19-869103-3 . 82 . 4.

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