Cold Hatton Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Railway Bridge. - geograph.org.uk - 447408.jpg
Static Image Caption:Former railway bridge, Cold Hatton
Coordinates:52.786°N -2.559°W
Official Name:Cold Hatton
Label Position:left
Civil Parish:Ercall Magna
Unitary England:Telford and Wrekin
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:The Wrekin
Post Town:TELFORD
Postcode District:TF6
Postcode Area:TF
Dial Code:01952
Os Grid Reference:SJ623211

Cold Hatton is a small village in Shropshire, England, approximately six miles south of Hodnet near the confluence of the River Tern and River Meese. It is in the civil parish of Ercall Magna. Since 1998 it has been part of the Telford and Wrekin unitary district.

Etymology

The name Hatton is derived from the Old English hæþ-tun, meaning "settlement on the heath".[1] The affix "cold", in English placenames, usually is taken to refer to a village's cold or exposed location. There is another hamlet called Cold Hatton Heath immediately to the east.

History

The area was formerly a manor held by Lilleshall Abbey, and later formed part of the estates of the Duke of Sutherland, who had a number of houses built in the village using local red sandstone.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.58