place

Walcot, Shropshire

Shropshire geography stubsTelford and WrekinVillages in Shropshire
Walcot Bridge geograph.org.uk 2833892
Walcot Bridge geograph.org.uk 2833892

Walcot is a small village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village is situated equidistant between Shrewsbury and Wellington. Surrounding villages include Allscott, Withington, and Wrockwardine; Walcot forms part of the parish of Wrockwardine. Walcot Bridge (Graded II Listed) Designed by William Hayward (circa 1740–1782). Road bridge over the River Tern, not far from the confluence of the River Roden. Ashlar with 3 rusticated round-arches with keyblocks. Cutwaters have semi-circular section 'pilasters' above in the spandrels. String course and low parapet with panel at centre inscribed with date MDCCLXXXII (Roman for year 1782) and inscription "the last Edifice erected by that ingenious Architect William Hayward". The abutments splay outwards and are terminated with square piers. William Hayward also designed the bridge over the River Tern at Atcham, Shropshire and the bridge over the Thames at Henley, Oxfordshire in 1781. Walcot Hall, named after the Walcot family, is in the village of Lydbury North, 40 km (25 miles) south-west of Shrewsbury.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Walcot, Shropshire (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Walcot, Shropshire
Bluebell Lane,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Walcot, ShropshireContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 52.703 ° E -2.602 °
placeShow on map

Address

Bluebell Lane

Bluebell Lane
TF6 5EN
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Walcot Bridge geograph.org.uk 2833892
Walcot Bridge geograph.org.uk 2833892
Share experience

Nearby Places