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OS grid reference
  
SJ338058

Country
  
England

Post town
  
SHREWSBURY

Dialling code
  
01743

Civil parish
  
Worthen

Unitary authority
  
Shropshire

Region
  
West Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
SY5

Ceremonial county
  
Shropshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Ludlow

Aston Pigott

Aston Pigott is a hamlet approximately 12 miles west of Shrewsbury within the parish of Worthen and Shelve. The current population stands at around 50.

Map of Aston Pigott, Shrewsbury, UK

The hamlet is situated on a small rise giving many of the properties an outstanding view across the Rea Brook valley to the Stiperstones.

It contains three working farms that are mainly dairy and lamb farms. The hamlet is served primarily by Worthen which is 1 mile to the west. It adjoins Aston Rogers.

The name Aston Pigott probably evolved from East Tun or Town and from the name of the Picot family of Norman descent. In 1180 Ralph Fitz Picot was granted lands by the Corbets, and it was Ralph's descendants, notably Robert Pigot in 1255 followed by Howel Pigot who established the modern village name.

Mains water arrived in 1947 and mains electricity in 1948.

References

Aston Pigott Wikipedia