Petton, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Petton - geograph.org.uk - 335760.jpg
Static Image Caption:Petton. Its church is on the right.
Coordinates:52.835°N -2.834°W
Official Name:Petton
Civil Parish:Petton
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:North Shropshire
Post Town:SHREWSBURY
Postcode District:SY4
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01939
Os Grid Reference:SJ438267

Petton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It was mentioned in Domesday as "Peetone", a name probably derived from Old English paec-tun, "settlement by the hill".[1]

Petton is near to the village and parish of Cockshutt, south-east of the town Ellesmere. The two parishes have in recent years combined their parish councils under the name Cockshutt-cum-Petton.

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Notes and References

  1. Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.157