Weston Lullingfields

Weston Lullingfields

The old vicarage and village church (turret visible behind the house) at Weston Lullingfields
Weston Lullingfields
 Weston Lullingfields shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ426248
Civil parishBaschurch
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01939
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNorth Shropshire
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Coordinates: 52°49′05″N 2°51′04″W / 52.818°N 2.851°W / 52.818; -2.851

Weston Lullingfields is a village in Shropshire, England. It is located about 15 km north west of Shrewsbury. The population as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Baschurch.

Etymology

The village name 'Weston' is a common one in England. It is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'west farm'.

Canal

Weston Lullingfields was a terminus of a branch of the Ellesmere Canal known as the Weston Branch. The canal was originally intended to continue on to Shrewsbury, but was never completed as intended. At Weston Lullingfields the canal company built a wharf, four lime kilns, a public house, stables, a clerk's house and weighing machine. These were opened in 1797 and closed in 1917 when the Weston branch was closed following a breach of the canal.[1]

References

  1. Raven, Michael (2005). A guide to Shropshire. Michael Raven. p. 264. ISBN 0-906114-34-9.

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